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📍 Wakayama, 伊都郡 · ito gun takano machi kouyasan 294
About
Sect 高野山真言宗
Principal 十一面観音
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
Fee
¥500
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
History
Hokiin Temple is a beppaku honzan (special head temple) of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism, located on Mount Koya in Wakayama Prefecture. Enshrining the eleven-faced Kannon as its principal image, it is also known as the Okoromo-dera (Robe Temple) for preserving a robe associated with Kukai. It is the 6th temple of the New Saigoku Pilgrimage and a component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. The temple also operates as a shukubo (pilgrims lodging).
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