An ancient Shingon Chizan temple nestled in the mountains of Yaita City, known as an extra-number temple of the Bando 33 Kannon. Traditionally founded by Gyoki Bosatsu with nearly 1,300 years of history as a mountain temple. The principal Senju Kannon is a prefectural cultural property, attracting devotion for evil aversion and safe childbirth. The 'Odo no Osugi' (Great Cedar of the Hall) on the g…

Traditionally founded in 729 when Gyoki Bosatsu carved a Senju Kannon by imperial wish of Emperor Shomu. Since then, it has served as a mountain ascetic training ground for monks. In the Heian period, it developed as a Shingon esoteric training hall, attracting many practitioners. In the medieval pe…