観音寺 (徳島市勢見町)

Overview

Kannon-ji is a temple of the Koyasan Shingon school at the foot of Mount Semmi in Semmi-cho, Tokushima City. Its mountain name is Semmisan, and it enshrines a Thousand-Armed Kannon as its principal image. Though close to the city center, the approach carries a calm air, and it serves as the very first temple of the Awa Saigoku Thirty-Three Kannon pilgrimage.

Highlights

• ●Devotion to the Thousand-Armed Kannon enshrined as the principal image
• ●Its role as the 1st site and starting point of the Awa Saigoku Thirty-Three Kannon pilgrimage
• ●Doubling as the 2nd site of the Tokushima Twenty-Four Jizo pilgrimage
• ●The calm atmosphere of the grounds at the foot of Mount Semmi

History

Belonging to the Koyasan Shingon school, Kannon-ji has long gathered faith at Semmi. Its principal image, the Thousand-Armed Kannon, is believed to save all living beings with its many hands and has been cherished as an object of Kannon devotion. The temple is both the 1st site of the Awa Saigoku Thirty-Three Kannon pilgrimage and the 2nd site of the Tokushima Twenty-Four Jizo pilgrimage, giving it a notable place in the region's pilgrimage culture.

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Head from central Tokushima City to Kannon-ji in Semmi-cho
2. 2Pass through the gate and pray before the Thousand-Armed Kannon
3. 3Receive a pilgrimage seal as the 1st site of the Awa Saigoku Kannon route
4. 4Savor the quiet at the foot of Mount Semmi before moving to the next site

Did you know?

💡 Kannon-ji is unusual in that it is at once the 1st site of the Awa Saigoku Thirty-Three Kannon pilgrimage and the 2nd site of the Tokushima Twenty-Four Jizo pilgrimage, a place where two pilgrimage routes overlap.

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