Officially Komyoji Temple, known popularly as 'Kinme Kannon,' it is the 7th sacred site of the Bando Thirty-three Kannon Pilgrimage. Said to have been founded in 702 by the monk En-no-Gyoja or the monk Gyoki, it is one of the oldest temples in Kanagawa Prefecture, over 1,300 years old. The principal image is a standing Sho Kannon (Sacred Kannon) enshrined in the Tendai sect. According to tradition…
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Origins
Komyoji Temple is traditionally said to have been founded in 702 by the ascetic monk En-no-Gyoja or the monk Gyoki, making it one of the oldest temples in Kanagawa Prefecture with a history spanning more than 1,300 years. Its principal image, a standing Sho Kannon, has long been venerated as the 'Ki…
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Pilgrimage Circuit
A pilgrimage of 33 Kannon temples — an ancient circuit winding through the historic temples of the entire Kantō region
Wooden seated Thousand-Armed Kannon by Tankei (Sanjūsangendō, Kyoto, National Treasure, Kamakura period)
Senju Kannon (Thousand-Armed Kannon): rescues all beings through a thousand methods, with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes. Usually represented with 42 arms standing for the full thousand — an expression of boundless compassion.
Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.
Derived from the enshrined deity "聖観音"
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Festivals & Events
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Komyoji Hiratsuka Segaki Service
The Segaki memorial service at Komyoji in Hiratsuka. Cherished as a prominent Jodo sect temple, this temple holds rites during Obon to console both ancestral spirits and souls fallen into the hungry ghost realm. A deeply rooted Obon Buddhist service in Shonan summer.