Kannon Hall
📍 Hiroshima, Hatsukaichi · 3-23-17 Jigozenmae, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
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 Kannon hall in Jigozenmae sanctuary enshrines the goddess of compassion with eternally listening ears. Her merciful attention embraces all suffering, all desires, all desperate prayers. From coastal Hatsukaichi, her benevolence radiates across oceans and mountains. When pilgrim hearts unite here in sincere devotion, miraculous transformation becomes inevitable, as if Kannon herself descends to personally grant liberation.
Benefits
Kannon's listeningCompassion realizationSentient being salvation