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Tsu Kannon (Enichizan Kannonji)
三重県
One of Japan's Three Great Kannon Temples alongside Sensoji and Osu — founded 709 with a sacred image drawn from the sea
10 minutes on foot from Tsu-shinmachi Station
32-19 Daimon, Tsu, Mie
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An ancient Shingon-shu Daigo-ha temple founded in 709 and widely known as Tsu Kannon. It is counted among the Three Great Kannon Temples of Japan alongside Sensoji and Osu Kannon. The principal image is said to have been caught in a fisherman's net off Akogi-ura. The current main hall and five-story pagoda were rebuilt in 1968.
The temple is traditionally said to have been founded in 709 by the monk Gyoki. The principal image, a Sho-Kannon (Avalokitesvara), is believed to have been drawn up from the sea off Akogi-ura in Ise Bay in a fisherman's net, and has been venerated as a sacred icon since ancient times. During the me…
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Derived from the enshrined deity "聖観世音菩薩"
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