Chichibu Fudasho No.31 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 of the temple is the Sen-tai-butsu (carved stone Buddha), which is said to be a "claw-carved cliff Buddha. There are also stone Buddhas in rock caves, and it is said that there are 108,000 stone Buddhas in the whole mountain.
Chichibu Fudasho No.31 Kannon-in Temple
- Japanese notation
- 観音院（かんのんいん）
- Location
- 〒368-0111 Iida2211,ogano-machi,chichibu-gun,Saitama
- Phone number
- 0494-75-3300
- nearest station
- 4-hours walk from Seibu Railway Seibuchichibu Station.