Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage

The Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage (西国三十三所, Saigoku Sanjūsan-sho) is a pilgrimage of thirty-three Buddhist temples throughout the Kansai region of Japan, similar to the Shikoku Pilgrimage. In addition to the official thirty-three temples, there are an additional three known as bangai (番外). The principal image in each temple is Kannon, known to Westerners as the Bodhisattva of Compassion (or sometimes mistranslated as 'Goddess of Mercy') ; however, there is some variation among the images and the powers they possess.

It is traditional for pilgrims to wear white clothing and conical straw hats and to carry walking sticks. While the route was historically traveled by foot, today pilgrims usually use cars or trains. Pilgrims record their progress with a prayer book (納経帖, Nōkyō-chō), which the temple staff mark with red stamps and Japanese calligraphy indicating the temple number, the temple name, and the specific name of the Kannon image. Some pilgrims receive the stamps and calligraphy on wall scrolls (for a decorative hanging) and on their white coats (to be cremated in) as well.

The goeika songs of the 33 temples are widely known and frequently grouped together.

Temples

No. Temple Honzon (main image) City/Ward/Town Prefecture Image Coordinates
1 Seiganto-ji Nyoirin Kannon
(Cintāmani-cakra)
Nachikatsuura Wakayama 33°40′9.15″N 135°53′23.31″E
2 Ki-mii-dera Jūichimen Kannon
(Ekādaśamukha)
Wakayama Wakayama 34.185167°N 135.190025°E / 34.185167; 135.190025 (Ki-mii-dera)
3 Kokawa-dera Senju Kannon
(Sahasra-bhuja Sahasra-netra)
Kinokawa Wakayama 34.280961°N 135.405908°E / 34.280961; 135.405908 (Kokawa-dera)
4 Sefuku-ji Senju Kannon
(Sahasra-bhuja Sahasra-netra)
Izumi Osaka 34.392908°N 135.511578°E / 34.392908; 135.511578 (Sefuku-ji)
5 Fujii-dera Senju Kannon
(Sahasra-bhuja Sahasra-netra)
Fujiidera Osaka 34.570186°N 135.596556°E / 34.570186; 135.596556 (Fujii-dera)
6 Minamihokke-ji (Tsubosaka-dera) Senju Kannon
(Sahasra-bhuja Sahasra-netra)
Takatori Nara 34.426417°N 135.809861°E / 34.426417; 135.809861 (Minamihokke-ji)
7 Oka-dera Nyoirin Kannon
(Cintāmani-cakra)
Asuka Nara 34.471789°N 135.828372°E / 34.471789; 135.828372 (Oka-dera)
Bangai Hōki-in Sakurai Nara 34.532819°N 135.909858°E / 34.532819; 135.909858 (Hōki-in)
8 Hase-dera Jūichimen Kannon
(Ekādaśamukha)
Sakurai Nara 34.535894°N 135.906825°E / 34.535894; 135.906825 (Hase-dera)
9 Nan'endō (Kofuku-ji) Fukūkenjaku Kannon
(Amoghapāśa)
Nara Nara 34.6825°N 135.830278°E / 34.6825; 135.830278 (Nan'endō (Kōfuku-ji))
10 Mimuroto-ji Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja) Uji Kyoto 34.900478°N 135.819194°E / 34.900478; 135.819194 (Mimuroto-ji)
11 Kami Daigo-ji Juntei Kannon (Cundi) Fushimi-ku, Kyoto Kyoto 34.950992°N 135.819586°E / 34.950992; 135.819586 (Daigo-ji)
12 Shōhō-ji (Iwama-dera) Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja) Otsu Shiga 34.933°N 135.878389°E / 34.933; 135.878389 (Shōhō-ji)
13 Ishiyama-dera Nyoirin Kannon
(Cintāmani-cakra)
Otsu Shiga 34.960419°N 135.905625°E / 34.960419; 135.905625 (Ishiyama-dera)
14 Mii-dera Nyoirin Kannon
(Cintāmani-cakra)
Otsu Shiga 35.013358°N 135.85285°E / 35.013358; 135.85285 (Mii-dera)
Bangai Gankei-ji Kyoto Kyoto 34.988639°N 135.801167°E / 34.988639; 135.801167 (Gankei-ji)
15 Imakumano Kannon-ji Jūichimen Kannon
(Ekādaśamukha)
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto Kyoto 34.979706°N 135.780842°E / 34.979706; 135.780842 (Kannon-ji)
16 Kiyomizu-dera Senju Kannon
(Sahasra-bhuja Sahasra-netra)
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto Kyoto 34.994831°N 135.785003°E / 34.994831; 135.785003 (Kiyomizu-dera)
17 Rokuharamitsu-ji Jūichimen Kannon
(Ekādaśamukha)
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto Kyoto 34.997103°N 135.773308°E / 34.997103; 135.773308 (Rokuharamitsu-ji)
18 Chōhō-ji (Rokkaku-dō) Nyoirin Kannon
(Cintāmani-cakra)
Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto Kyoto 35.007222°N 135.760278°E / 35.007222; 135.760278 (Chōhō-ji)
19 Gyōgan-ji (Kōdō) Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja) Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto Kyoto 35.0163°N 135.767761°E / 35.0163; 135.767761 (Gyōgan-ji)
20 Yoshimine-dera Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja) Nishikyo-ku Kyoto 34.938167°N 135.644194°E / 34.938167; 135.644194 (Yoshimine-dera)
21 Anao-ji Shō Kannon
(Aryavalokitesvara)
Kameoka Kyoto 35.006675°N 135.549192°E / 35.006675; 135.549192 (Anao-ji)
22 Sōji-ji Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja) Ibaraki Osaka 34.829103°N 135.581569°E / 34.829103; 135.581569 (Sōji-ji)
23 Katsuō-ji Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja) Minoh Osaka 34.865833°N 135.491111°E / 34.865833; 135.491111 (Katsuō-ji)
24 Nakayama-dera Jūichimen Kannon
(Ekādaśamukha)
Takarazuka Hyōgo 34.821667°N 135.367667°E / 34.821667; 135.367667 (Nakayama-dera)
Bangai Bodai-ji Sanda Hyōgo 34.940389°N 135.2405°E / 34.940389; 135.2405 (Bodai-ji)
25 Kiyomizu-dera Senju Kannon (Sahasra-bhuja) Katō Hyōgo 34.972494°N 135.081822°E / 34.972494; 135.081822 (Kiyomizu-dera (Hyogo))
26 Ichijō-ji Shō Kannon
(Aryavalokitesvara)
Kasai Hyōgo 34.859308°N 134.819025°E / 34.859308; 134.819025 (Ichijō-ji)
27 Engyō-ji Nyoirin Kannon
(Cintāmani-cakra)
Himeji Hyōgo 34.891139°N 134.658139°E / 34.891139; 134.658139 (Engyō-ji)
28 Nariai-ji Shō Kannon
(Aryavalokitesvara)
Miyazu Kyoto 35.595439°N 135.187372°E / 35.595439; 135.187372 (Nariai-ji)
29 Matsunoo-dera Batō Kannon (Hayagrīva) Maizuru Kyoto 35.497428°N 135.469375°E / 35.497428; 135.469375 (Matsunoo-dera)
30 Hōgon-ji Senju Kannon
(Sahasra-bhuja Sahasra-netra)
Nagahama Shiga 35.421122°N 136.143225°E / 35.421122; 136.143225 (Hōgon-ji)
31 Chōmei-ji Senju Kannon
Jūichimen Kannon
Shō Kannon
Ōmihachiman Shiga 35.162683°N 136.064003°E / 35.162683; 136.064003 (Chōmei-ji)
32 Kannonshō-ji Senju Kannon
(Sahasra-bhuja Sahasra-netra)
Ōmihachiman Shiga 35.144667°N 136.161028°E / 35.144667; 136.161028 (Kannonshō-ji)
33 Kegon-ji Jūichimen Kannon
(Ekādaśamukha)
Ibigawa Gifu 35.537372°N 136.607897°E / 35.537372; 136.607897 (Kegon-ji)

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