Shimabu-ji Temple
The main hall (Kannon-do), built in 1697, has been designated as a tangible cultural property of Saitama Prefecture.The carvings on the front balustrade, 'Jigoku no zu' and 'Gokuraku no zu', are magnificent. The main ha…
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Shinpuku-ji Temple
Fudasho No.2 Shinpuku-ji Temple is a 40-minute walk up Mt. Takashino along the pilgrimage route from the Fudasho No.1 .It is said to have been founded by Oodana Zenji (大棚禅師) after an old woman begged for help from t…
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Josen-ji Temple
From Shinpukuji Temple, fudasho No.2, walk 2.5 km west and cross the Yamada Bridge over the Yokose River to reach Josenji Temple, fudasho No.3.After passing through a peaceful countryside, you will see a temple complex.…
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Kinsho-ji Temple
Kinsyoji Temple, Fudasho No.4, is famous for its gate, which welcomes visitors with a 2-meter tall waraji and the largest Niou statue on the list.Known as a temple of stone Buddhas, the temple grounds are lined with mor…
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Goka-do Temple
Fudasho No. 5 Gokado is located about 1 km south of Fudasho No.4 Kinsho-ji Temple.It is also called "Chokoji Temple" because of its small gate and gravel-paved precincts.The hall was built by Honma Magohachi, who was as…
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Bokuun-ji Temple
Fudasho No.6 Bokuunnji is located southeast of downtown Chichibu.The main temple building, also called Oginodo, is said to have been built by Gyoki, and its main statue, the Shokannon, was transferred from Zaogongen on …
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Hocho-ji Temple
From downtown Chichibu, take Route 299 down to the southeast, cross Yokose Bridge, and you will reach Hocho-ji Temple, Fudasho No7 of places to visit.Passing through the small gate, you will see a magnificent main hall …
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Saizen-ji Temple
Saizenji Temple, Fudasho No 8 temple , is the 8th temple with the auspicious ending. In recent years, it is said that many people make the eighth and final temple their temple of full repose.The temple was founded in 12…
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Akechi-ji Temple
Fudasho No10.is located northeast of Seibu-Chichibu Station, a 20-minute walk from Yokoze Station.The temple was founded in 1490, and its principal deity is the SeiKannon (Goddess of Mercy).Koyasu Kannon, which is belie…
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Daiji-ji Temple
Fudasho No10.is located northeast of Seibu-Chichibu Station, a 20-minute walk from Yokoze Station.The temple was founded in 1490, and its principal deity is the SeiKannon (Goddess of Mercy).Koyasu Kannon, which is belie…
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Joraku-ji Temple
Jorakuji Temple, Fudasho No.11, is located about 2 km northeast of downtown Chichibu.The temple stands on a hillside leading to the Hitsujiyama Hills, with a fine view of the Chichibu cityscape.In the Edo period (1603-1…
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Nosaka-ji Temple
Nosaka-ji Temple, Fudasho No.12th , was built in 1741 and is a temple of the Nanzenji school of Rinzai sect. It is known as a temple of flowers, where flowers such as peach, azalea, wisteria, and hydrangea bloom in all …
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Jigen-ji Temple
The current main hall of Jigenji Temple,Fudasho No13, was rebuilt in 1901 in imitation of the main hall of Fudasho No1. It enshrines Yakushi Nyorai, known as the guardian deity of the eyes. On July 8, the "Ameyakushi En…
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Imamiya-bo Temple
The temple was once founded by Shogoin, the famous head temple of Shugendo, but with the separation of Buddhism from Shintoism and the abolition of Shugendo in the early Meiji period, Imamiya Shrine and Kannondo were se…
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Shorin-ji Temple
Shorinji Temple, Fudasho No.15, is a temple with a long history.Originally Zofukuji Temple, located near Chichibu Shrine, was closed down and Shorinji Temple, which was relocated from Yanagishima in the city, took over …
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Saiko-ji Temple
This is a Shingon Mikkyo Temple .The main hall houses a number of Buddhist statues, including an eight-sided, eight-armed, yosegi-style statue of Sampo Kojin, centering on the thousand-armed Kannon.To the right of the m…
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Jorin-ji Temple
Jorinji Temple, Fudasho No.17 is located on the northern outskirts of downtown Chichibu.The main hall is small but tasteful, with a bell in the shape of the Hyakkannon in front of the hall. The main deity is the eleven-…
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Godo-ji Temple
Fudasho No. 18, Shinmonji Temple, is located along Route 140, north of the Chichibu city center.When you approach the temple, you will see the main hall with a Nyoi Hoju , which is said to "grant various wishes. The tem…
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Ryuseki-ji Temple
Fudasho No. 19, Ryuseki-ji Temple, is located about 500 meters west of Chichibu Railway's Onohara Station.Follow the path marked with a stone marker saying "Entrance No. 19," and you will find the main hall surrounded b…
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Iwanoue-do Temple
Cross the Chichibu Bridge over the Arakawa River and walk up the steep hill along the river to reach Fudasho No. 20, Iwanouedo.The Kannondo, said to be the oldest of the Chichibu fudasho, was built in the early Edo peri…
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Kannon-ji Temple
Less than 1 km from Fushosho No. 20 Iwanoue-do is Fushosho No. 21 Kannon-ji Temple.Although the main hall is small now, it is said to have been a large hall in the past.In 1923, the present main hall was built after a f…
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Doji-do Temple
Dojido, also known as Eifukuji, is located northwest of downtown Chichibu.There is a stone Buddha at the entrance to the temple. The statue of Niou standing at the thatched Niou-mon gate is unique to Dojido. The main de…
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Ongaku-ji Temple
Ongakuji , Fudasho No.23rd , is located in a section of Chichibu Muse Park.After climbing the stone steps, you will see the main hall surrounded by green trees. The main deity is the ShoKannon (Goddess of Mercy).The tem…
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Hosen-ji Temple
To get to the Fudasho No.24th, Hosenji, from downtown Chichibu, cross the Chichibu Koen Bridge over the Arakawa River, turn left on the Chichibu Arakawa Line, and walk south along the Arakawa River to reach the temple n…
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Kyusho-ji Temple
The plaque on the thatched gate of Kyushoji Temple, Fudasho No25,reads "Goteban-ji Temple.It is said that Shouku Shonin, a Buddhist priest, was given a stone handbill by King Enma during his pilgrimage to Chichibu, and …
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Enyu-ji Temple
Among the temple treasures at Enryu-ji Temple, Fudasho No.26 , is a prefectural-designated cultural property, a flat plaque depicting "Kagekiyo Rouyaburi" by Karasuyama Sekien.It was dedicated in 1764 at Gokokuji Temple…
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Daien-ji Temple
Fudasho No.27, Daienji-temple, is located on the mountain side between Kagemori and Urayamaguchi Stations on the Chichibu Railway.If you follow the ridge from Enyuji Temple's Iwaido (FudashoNo. 26), you will easily reco…
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Hashidate-do Temple
Hashidatedo, Fudasho No.28, is built so that the hall is wedged under a limestone rock wall several tens of meters high. It was built in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1868).Of the 100 sacred sites of the Bato Kanno…
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Chosen-in Temple
Chichibu Railway Urayamaguchi Station is located 1 km from the temple, on the south side of Route 140, is Fudasho No. 29, Chosenin Temple.The temple grounds are spacious, with a cool bamboo grove on either side of the m…
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Houn-ji Temple
Houunji Temple, Fudasho No.30, is a historic temple.The main statue, Nyoirin Kannonzou, also known as ""Yang Kuei Fei Kannon,"" is said to have been sculpted in 1319 by Zen monk Douon of Kenchoji Temple to pray for the …
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Kannon-in Temple
After passing through the temple gate with its stone Niou-sama statue, which looks as if it is powerfully stepping on the earth, visitors are confronted by a flight of approximately 300 stone steps.Within the precincts …
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Hosho-ji Temple
The bell tower (Niomon Gate), the only one of the Chichibu fudosho, has a magnificent plaque reading "Hannya-san" (Mt. Hannya) and a large bell on the upper floor.After passing through the Niomon gate, stone steps lead …
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Kikusui-ji Temple
The official name of Kikusuiji is Enmeizan Kikusuiji, Chichibu Fudasho No.33.In the Choukyo ranking, it is number 17, Kikusuiji Kosakashita. The main image of the temple is a magnificent SeiKannon (Goddess of Mercy) mad…
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Suisen-ji Temple
Fudasho No.34 in Chichibu was added to the 33 temples in the Saigoku, Bando, and Chichibu regions in order to gather the great mercy of the 100 Kannon in one temple and obtain their blessings.The temple added to the lis…
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