A prominent temple of the Tendai sect located in Saidaiji, Higashi Ward, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture. The Saidaiji Eyo (Eyo Festival), held on the third Saturday of February each year, is designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property and is known nationwide as one of the Three Great Unusual Festivals of Japan. Also called the Hadaka Matsuri (Naked Festival), the event sees thousan…

奈良時代（751年）に勝福上人が十一面観音を安置したのが始まりとされる。鎌倉時代に現在地に移転。室町時代に七堂伽藍が整備された。「会陽（はだか祭り）」は500年以上の歴史を持つ。国の重要無形民俗文化財。