Watakishi-ji Kannon-do (Kogen-ji)
📍 Shiga, Nagahama · 50 Watakishi, Takatsuki, Nagahama, Shiga 529-0237
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–16:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
About
Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)
Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/
History
This sacred hall enshrines a national treasure—the wooden eleven-faced Kannon image that has inspired devotion for over a millennium. The Bodhisattva's compassionate gaze reaches every suffering soul, offering salvation and eternal peace to all who seek.
Benefits
Kannon's protectionRelief from sufferingSalvation for all beings
