Chichibu Fudasho No.9 Akechi-ji Temple
Founded in 1191, this temple was named Akechi-do Hall after the Zen Master Akechi, who established the temple complex.
Before a lightning strike destroyed it in 1883, the Kannon Hall was built in the same style as Fudasho Temple No. 5. A temporary hall stood here for many years. The present hall was built in 1990.
Chichibu Fudasho No.9 Akechi-ji Temple
- Japanese / English notation
- 明星山 明智寺（みょうじょうさん あけちじ）/ Myozyo-San Akechi-ji Temple
- Location
- 〒368-0072 Yokoze2160,yokozemachi,chichibu-gun,Saitama
- School
- Rinzai Zen School, Nanzen-ji Branch
- Principal Image
- Nyoirin Kannon (Wish-Fulfilling Kannon)
- Tagline
- A Temple That Honors and Supports Women’s Wishes
- Blessings
- Safe Childbirth
- Peaceful Child-Rearing
- Healing of Eye Troubles
- Highlights
- Fumizuka: This was built in 1704 as a mound for women’s written wishes. It houses a Jizo statue and a stone monument.
- Three stupa monuments: These are made of Chichibu Aoiishi, meaning “blue stone,” a local specialty material. They are believed to date from around 1400 and are engraved with Sanskrit characters from ancient India.
- Miracles of Kannon at This Temple
- A Boy in Yokoze
Long ago, there was a boy living with his blind mother. Their family was poor, and the boy cared for his mother and gathered nuts from the woods to feed them both.
One day, an old monk appeared and said, “If you want to heal your mother, recite the Kannon sutra.”
The boy immediately took his mother to the Kannon Hall, and they prayed and recited the sutra together through the night.
At dawn, a bright star shone down on his mother, and her eyes opened.
- Nearest station
- 10-minutes walk from Seibu Railway Yokoze Station.