A Shingon temple in the mountains of southern Boso with Kakuen Senju Kannon as its principal image. Said to have been founded in 725 by Gyoki Bosatsu. The principal Kakuen Senju Kannon is an Important Cultural Property, an elegant late Heian Buddhist statue. The Daikokuten Fair features a unique event where a masked Daikokuten brings blessings. The grounds are situated in the satoyama landscape of…

Founded in 725 when Gyoki Bosatsu enshrined Senju Kannon during his Awa Province pilgrimage. The principal Kakuen Senju Kannon, a late Heian work, is designated a National Important Cultural Property. In the medieval period, Awa warriors patronized it, maintaining temple lands. During the Satomi era…