Kannonsho-ji Temple
Overlooking Lake Biwa, Kannonsho-ji is the 32nd temple on the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage. According to legend, Kannonshoji was founded when a merman begged a young nobleman to build a temple so that he could worship Kannon and be assured of better fortune in the next life. |
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Bronze statue of Amida on
the mountain. |
The temple's principal object of worship is an enormous image of Kannon carved from 23 tonnes of Indian sandalwood, which took 10 years to finish. |
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Hondo. |
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A two kilometre path leads up to the
temple. |
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The path is lined with
figures of Kannon and Jizo. |
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View of the valley below Kannonshoji Temple. |
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Merman praying to Kannon. |
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Merman. |
