Overview
Kannon-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Sōtō Zen school in Wakimisaki-machi, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture. Its mountain name is Entsūzan, and it is also styled Entsūzan Kannon Zenji. The Zen temple sits quietly in the Wakimisaki area south of Nagasaki, close to the sea.
Highlights
- ●The appearance of a Sōtō Zen temple
- ●The mountain name Entsūzan
- ●The temple title Entsūzan Kannon Zenji
- ●The quiet seaside setting of Wakimisaki
History
The temple belongs to the Sōtō school, a branch of Zen Buddhism, and bears the mountain name Entsūzan. It is formally styled Entsūzan Kannon Zenji, placing the name Kannon within its temple title. It carries on the dignity of a Zen temple to this day.
Access
It is located in Wakimisaki-machi in Nagasaki City, a district south of the urban center and near the sea. Please confirm detailed routes with maps and official information.
Best season
To savor the calm atmosphere of a Zen temple, a visit in the seasons when the grounds are quiet and the air is clear, or in the morning hours, is pleasant. Its seaside setting offers a peaceful, unhurried moment.
Map
32.5841, 129.7747 · Wikidata
Suggested itinerary
- 1Head from central Nagasaki to Wakimisaki-machi
- 2Visit Kannon-ji as a Sōtō Zen temple
- 3Take in the mountain name Entsūzan and the temple grounds
- 4Stroll the seaside surroundings of Wakimisaki
Did you know?
💡 The mountain name Entsūzan resonates with devotion to Kannon, and together with the temple title Kannon Zenji it signals the connection to Kannon. That it is a Sōtō Zen temple also aptly conveys the character of this place.
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