Aobasan Matsuno-o-dera
京都府
Twenty-ninth temple of the Saigoku 33 — the only Bato Kannon principal image in the pilgrimage, set on Mt. Aoba overlooking Wakasa Bay
From JR Matsuodera Station, ~40 min on foot via the Kinki Natural Trail; or 10 min by car from Maizuru-Higashi IC
532 Matsuno-o, Maizuru City, Kyoto
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Matsuno-o-dera is the twenty-ninth temple of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, a Shingon Daigo temple set on the slopes of Mt. Aoba (693 m) overlooking Wakasa Bay in Maizuru, Kyoto. Tradition holds that in 708 the Tang Chinese monk Iko Shonin perceived that the twin peaks of Mt. Aoba resembled the sacred Maer Shan (Horse-Ear Mountain) of central China, and built a hermitage here, enshrining an ima…
According to tradition, in the Keiun era (704-708) the Tang Chinese monk Iko Shonin perceived that the twin peaks of Mt. Aoba resembled the sacred Maer Shan (Horse-Ear Mountain) of central China, and in 708 he built a hermitage here and enshrined an image of Bato Kannon (Horse-Headed Kannon). In 111…
A pilgrimage of 33 Kannon temples — the oldest Kannon circuit in Japan, winding through 6 prefectures in the Kinki region and Gifu
Color silk painting of Batō Kannon (Heian period, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
Batō Kannon (Horse-Headed Kannon): a wrathful form bearing a horse-head crown. Saves beings of the animal realm and is revered as a guardian of livestock, travellers, and roads.
Kannon Forms · Seven Kannon
Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimageの全33札所を見る →
Safe Childbirth & Fertility
Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.
Derived from the enshrined deity "馬頭観世音菩薩（西国唯一の馬頭観音本尊）"
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