Chichibu 34 Kannon Sanctuary


The Chichibu 34 Kannon Sanctuary is a group of Japanese Buddhist temples linked on a pilgrimage route.

The Chichibu Pilgrimage

in the province of Saitama is the centre of a virtually self-contained valley, a mountain-ringed basin about 80 km north-west of Tokyo.
The Chichibu pilgrimage dates back to the early 13th century. It originally consisted of 33 temples dedicated to Kannon but by 1536 a 34th temple was added to the list with the consequence that the Saigoku, Bandō and Chichibu pilgrimages together form a 100-temple Kannon pilgrimage. Visitors in numbers have been making the journey here since the Muromachi Period, covering the 100 kilometres it takes to reach all the temples. About two-thirds of the temples are located in urban areas; the rest are in more rural settings. Unlike the temples on the Saigoku or Bandō routes, the Chichibu temples are relatively small and understated; many of them resemble neighbourhood temples. Admission to all 34 temples is free. It is said that about half of the 34 temples do not have resident priests and are maintained by caretakers who live nearby.
The following list contains the temples of the Chichibu list.

Temples

No.TempleHonzon LocationCoordinatesImage
1Shimabu-ji
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
2Shimpuku-ji
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
3Jōsen-ji
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
4Kinshō-ji
Jūichimen Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
5Goka-dō
Juntei Kannon Yokoze, Saitama
6Boku'un-ji
Shō Kannon
Yokoze, Saitama
7Hōchō-ji
Jūichimen Kannon
Yokoze, Saitama
8Saizen-ji
Jūichimen Kannon
Yokoze, Saitama
9Akechi-ji
Nyoirin Kannon
Yokoze, Saitama
10Daiji-ji
Shō Kannon
Yokoze, Saitama
11Jōraku-ji
Jūichimen Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
12Nosaka-ji
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
13Jigen-ji
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
14Imamiya-bō
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
15Shōrin-ji
Jūichimen Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
16Saikō-ji
Senju Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
17Jōrin-ji
Jūichimen Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
18Gōdo-ji
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
19Ryūseki-ji
Senju Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
20Iwanoue-dō
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
21Kannon-ji
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
22Dōji-dō
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
23Ongaku-ji
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
24Hōsen-ji
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
25Kyūshō-ji
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
26En'yū-ji
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
27Daien-ji
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
28Hashidate-dō
Batō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
29Chōsen-in
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
30Hōun-ji
Nyoirin Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
31Kannon-in
Shō Kannon
Ogano, Saitama
32Hōshō-ji
Shō Kannon
Ogano, Saitama
33Kikusui-ji
Shō Kannon
Chichibu, Saitama
34Suisen-ji
Senju Kannon
Minano, Saitama