Explaining the many forms of Kannon Bodhisattva — Thousand-Armed, Eleven-Faced, Horse-Headed, and Cintamani-Wheel — with a practical guide to Sanjusangendo, Sensoji, Hasedera, and Ishiyamadera, plus Western Japan and Bando pilgrimage routes.

Sanjusangendo in Kyoto houses 1,001 life-size Kannon sculptures in Japan's longest wooden hall. This article explores the meaning of Kannon faith and related temples of Pure Land and Kannon devotion including Byodoin and Daigoji.

Bosatsu (Sanskrit: bodhisattva) are the compassionate beings who have postponed their own final enlightenment to remain and guide all sentient beings. This guide covers the five major bosatsu — Kannon, Jizo, Miroku, Monju, and Fugen — their iconographic features, and where to encounter the most important bosatsu statues in Japan, from Senso-ji to Sanjusangendo to Horyuji.