Route
The full national Kannon pilgrimage — Saigoku 33 + Bandō 33 + Chichibu 34, traditionally completed as one lifelong vow.
From the Muromachi period onward, pilgrims who finished Saigoku added Bandō and Chichibu to reach one hundred Kannon temples. This guide lists all 100 temples in traditional circuit order.
100 mapped anchors on the circuit.
1Temple 1 — Seiganto-jiJapanTemple 1 of the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage — pagoda overlooking Nachi Falls in the Kumano mountains.
2Temple 2 — Kimii-deraJapanTemple 2 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Kimii-dera → Kokawa-dera· ~23 km / 14 mi
3Temple 3 — Kokawa-deraJapanTemple 3 of the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage in Wakayama.Kokawa-dera → Sefuku-ji· ~16 km / 10 mi
4Temple 4 — Sefuku-jiJapanTemple 4 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Sefuku-ji → Fujii-dera· ~21 km / 13 mi
5Temple 5 — Fujii-deraJapanTemple 5 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Fujii-dera → Minamihokke-ji· ~25 km / 16 mi
6Temple 6 — Minamihokke-jiJapanTemple 6 of the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage in Nara Prefecture.Minamihokke-ji → Oka-dera· ~5 km / 3 mi
7Temple 7 — Oka-deraJapanTemple 7 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Oka-dera → Hase-dera (Nara)· ~10 km / 6 mi
8Temple 8 — Hase-dera (Nara)JapanTemple 8 of Saigoku — hill temple of Eleven-Faced Kannon above the ancient Yamato plain.Hase-dera (Nara) → Nan'endō (Kōfuku-ji)· ~18 km / 11 mi
9Temple 9 — Nan'endō (Kōfuku-ji)JapanTemple 9 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Nan'endō (Kōfuku-ji) → Mimuroto-ji· ~24 km / 15 mi
10Temple 10 — Mimuroto-jiJapanTemple 10 of Saigoku — hillside flower temple above Uji.Mimuroto-ji → Kami Daigo-ji· ~6 km / 3 mi
11Temple 11 — Kami Daigo-jiJapanTemple 11 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Kami Daigo-ji → Shōhō-ji (Iwama-dera)· ~6 km / 4 mi
12Temple 12 — Shōhō-ji (Iwama-dera)JapanTemple 12 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Shōhō-ji (Iwama-dera) → Ishiyama-dera· ~4 km / 2 mi
13Temple 13 — Ishiyama-deraJapanTemple 13 of Saigoku — Shingon temple on wollastonite cliffs above Lake Biwa’s southern shore.Ishiyama-dera → Mii-dera· ~8 km / 5 mi
14Temple 14 — Mii-deraJapanTemple 14 of Saigoku — Onjō-ji, great temple overlooking Lake Biwa at Ōtsu.Mii-dera → Imakumano Kannon-ji· ~8 km / 5 mi
15Temple 15 — Imakumano Kannon-jiJapanTemple 15 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Imakumano Kannon-ji → Kiyomizu-dera· ~2 km / 1 mi
16Temple 16 — Kiyomizu-deraJapanTemple 16 of Saigoku — Kyoto’s cliffside stage temple dedicated to Thousand-Armed Kannon.Kiyomizu-dera → Rokuharamitsu-ji· ~1 km / 1 mi
17Temple 17 — Rokuharamitsu-jiJapanTemple 17 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Rokuharamitsu-ji → Chōhō-ji (Rokkaku-dō)· ~2 km / 1 mi
18Temple 18 — Chōhō-ji (Rokkaku-dō)JapanTemple 18 of Saigoku — hexagonal hall in central Kyoto.Chōhō-ji (Rokkaku-dō) → Gyōgan-ji (Kōdō)· ~1 km / 1 mi
19Temple 19 — Gyōgan-ji (Kōdō)JapanTemple 19 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Gyōgan-ji (Kōdō) → Yoshimine-dera· ~14 km / 9 mi
20Temple 20 — Yoshimine-deraJapanTemple 20 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Yoshimine-dera → Anao-ji· ~12 km / 7 mi
21Temple 21 — Anao-jiJapanTemple 21 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Anao-ji → Sōji-ji (Ibaraki)· ~20 km / 12 mi
22Temple 22 — Sōji-ji (Ibaraki)JapanTemple 22 of the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage in Osaka Prefecture.Sōji-ji (Ibaraki) → Katsuō-ji· ~9 km / 6 mi
23Temple 23 — Katsuō-jiJapanTemple 23 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Katsuō-ji → Nakayama-dera· ~12 km / 8 mi
24Temple 24 — Nakayama-deraJapanTemple 24 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Nakayama-dera → Kiyomizu-dera (Hyōgo)· ~31 km / 19 mi
25Temple 25 — Kiyomizu-dera (Hyōgo)JapanTemple 25 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Kiyomizu-dera (Hyōgo) → Ichijō-ji· ~27 km / 17 mi
26Temple 26 — Ichijō-jiJapanTemple 26 of Saigoku — mountain temple above Kasai in Hyōgo.Ichijō-ji → Engyō-ji· ~15 km / 9 mi
27Temple 27 — Engyō-jiJapanTemple 27 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.
28Temple 28 — Nariai-jiJapanTemple 28 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Nariai-ji → Matsunoo-dera· ~28 km / 17 mi
29Temple 29 — Matsunoo-deraJapanTemple 29 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Matsunoo-dera → Hōgon-ji· ~62 km / 38 mi
30Temple 30 — Hōgon-jiJapanTemple 30 of Saigoku — island temple on Chikubu-shima in Lake Biwa.Hōgon-ji → Chōmei-ji· ~30 km / 18 mi
31Temple 31 — Chōmei-jiJapanTemple 31 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Chōmei-ji → Kannonshō-ji· ~9 km / 6 mi
32Temple 32 — Kannonshō-jiJapanTemple 32 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Kannonshō-ji → Kegon-ji· ~60 km / 37 mi
33Temple 33 — Kegon-jiJapanTemple 33 of Saigoku — traditional finish of the Kansai Kannon pilgrimage in Gifu.
1Temple 1 — Sugimoto-deraJapanTemple 1 of the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage — ancient cliffside temple in Kamakura.Sugimoto-dera → Ganden-ji· ~2 km / 1 mi
2Temple 2 — Ganden-jiJapanTemple 2 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Ganden-ji → An'yō-in· ~2 km / 1 mi
3Temple 3 — An'yō-inJapanTemple 3 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.An'yō-in → Hase-dera (Kamakura)· ~2 km / 1 mi
4Temple 4 — Hase-dera (Kamakura)JapanTemple 4 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Hase-dera (Kamakura) → Shōfuku-ji (Kanagawa)· ~34 km / 21 mi
5Temple 5 — Shōfuku-ji (Kanagawa)JapanTemple 5 of the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage in Kanagawa.Shōfuku-ji (Kanagawa) → Chōkoku-ji (Iiyama)· ~25 km / 15 mi
6Temple 6 — Chōkoku-ji (Iiyama)JapanTemple 6 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Chōkoku-ji (Iiyama) → Kōmyō-ji· ~13 km / 8 mi
7Temple 7 — Kōmyō-jiJapanTemple 7 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Kōmyō-ji → Shōkoku-ji· ~17 km / 11 mi
8Temple 8 — Shōkoku-jiJapanTemple 8 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Shōkoku-ji → Jikō-ji· ~60 km / 38 mi
9Temple 9 — Jikō-jiJapanTemple 9 of the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage in Saitama.Jikō-ji → Shōbō-ji· ~12 km / 7 mi
10Temple 10 — Shōbō-jiJapanTemple 10 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Shōbō-ji → Anraku-ji· ~9 km / 6 mi
11Temple 11 — Anraku-jiJapanTemple 11 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Anraku-ji → Jion-ji· ~26 km / 16 mi
12Temple 12 — Jion-jiJapanTemple 12 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Jion-ji → Sensō-ji· ~30 km / 19 mi
13Temple 13 — Sensō-jiJapanTemple 13 of Bandō — Tokyo’s oldest temple, reached through the Thunder Gate and Nakamise street.Sensō-ji → Gumyō-ji· ~37 km / 23 mi
14Temple 14 — Gumyō-jiJapanTemple 14 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.
15Temple 15 — Chōkoku-jiJapanTemple 15 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Chōkoku-ji → Mizusawa-dera· ~11 km / 7 mi
16Temple 16 — Mizusawa-deraJapanTemple 16 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Mizusawa-dera → Mangan-ji· ~58 km / 36 mi
17Temple 17 — Mangan-jiJapanTemple 17 of the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage in Tochigi.Mangan-ji → Chūzen-ji· ~30 km / 18 mi
18Temple 18 — Chūzen-jiJapanTemple 18 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Chūzen-ji → Ōya-ji· ~33 km / 20 mi
19Temple 19 — Ōya-jiJapanTemple 19 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Ōya-ji → Saimyō-ji· ~31 km / 19 mi
20Temple 20 — Saimyō-jiJapanTemple 20 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Saimyō-ji → Nichirin-ji· ~54 km / 34 mi
21Temple 21 — Nichirin-jiJapanTemple 21 of the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage in Ibaraki.Nichirin-ji → Satake-ji· ~49 km / 30 mi
22Temple 22 — Satake-jiJapanTemple 22 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Satake-ji → Kanzeon-ji (Shōfuku-ji)· ~27 km / 17 mi
23Temple 23 — Kanzeon-ji (Shōfuku-ji)JapanTemple 23 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Kanzeon-ji (Shōfuku-ji) → Rakuhō-ji· ~14 km / 9 mi
24Temple 24 — Rakuhō-jiJapanTemple 24 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Rakuhō-ji → Ōmi-dō· ~13 km / 8 mi
25Temple 25 — Ōmi-dōJapanTemple 25 of the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage.Ōmi-dō → Kiyotaki-ji· ~8 km / 5 mi
26Temple 26 — Kiyotaki-jiJapanTemple 26 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Kiyotaki-ji → Enpuku-ji· ~77 km / 48 mi
27Temple 27 — Enpuku-jiJapanTemple 27 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Enpuku-ji → Ryushō-in· ~47 km / 29 mi
28Temple 28 — Ryushō-inJapanTemple 28 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Ryushō-in → Chiba-dera· ~36 km / 22 mi
29Temple 29 — Chiba-deraJapanTemple 29 of the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage in Chiba.Chiba-dera → Kōzō-ji· ~31 km / 19 mi
30Temple 30 — Kōzō-jiJapanTemple 30 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Kōzō-ji → Kasamori-ji· ~20 km / 12 mi
31Temple 31 — Kasamori-jiJapanTemple 31 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Kasamori-ji → Kiyomizu-dera (Chiba)· ~19 km / 12 mi
32Temple 32 — Kiyomizu-dera (Chiba)JapanTemple 32 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.Kiyomizu-dera (Chiba) → Nago-ji· ~54 km / 34 mi
33Temple 33 — Nago-jiJapanTemple 33 of Bandō — forested hillside temple in Tateyama, Chiba, and the circuit’s traditional finish.
1Temple 1 — Shimabu-jiJapanTemple 1 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage — the usual starting point in Saitama’s Chichibu basin.Shimabu-ji → Shimpuku-ji· ~2 km / 1 mi
2Temple 2 — Shimpuku-jiJapanTemple 2 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Shimpuku-ji → Jōsen-ji· ~2 km / 1 mi
3Temple 3 — Jōsen-jiJapanTemple 3 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Jōsen-ji → Kinshō-ji· ~856 m / 0.5 mi
4Temple 4 — Kinshō-jiJapanTemple 4 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Kinshō-ji → Goka-dō· ~1 km / 1 mi
5Temple 5 — Goka-dōJapanTemple 5 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage.Goka-dō → Boku'un-ji· ~2 km / 1 mi
6Temple 6 — Boku'un-jiJapanTemple 6 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Boku'un-ji → Hōchō-ji· ~567 m / 0.4 mi
7Temple 7 — Hōchō-jiJapanTemple 7 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Hōchō-ji → Saizen-ji· ~1 km / 1 mi
8Temple 8 — Saizen-jiJapanTemple 8 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Saizen-ji → Akechi-ji· ~1 km / 1 mi
9Temple 9 — Akechi-jiJapanTemple 9 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage.Akechi-ji → Daiji-ji· ~2 km / 1 mi
10Temple 10 — Daiji-jiJapanTemple 10 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Daiji-ji → Jōraku-ji· ~611 m / 0.4 mi
11Temple 11 — Jōraku-jiJapanTemple 11 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Jōraku-ji → Nosaka-ji· ~1 km / 1 mi
12Temple 12 — Nosaka-jiJapanTemple 12 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Nosaka-ji → Jigen-ji· ~1 km / 1 mi
13Temple 13 — Jigen-jiJapanTemple 13 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage.Jigen-ji → Imamiya-bō· ~476 m / 0.3 mi
14Temple 14 — Imamiya-bōJapanTemple 14 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Imamiya-bō → Shōrin-ji· ~603 m / 0.4 mi
15Temple 15 — Shōrin-jiJapanTemple 15 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Shōrin-ji → Saikō-ji· ~924 m / 0.6 mi
16Temple 16 — Saikō-jiJapanTemple 16 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Saikō-ji → Jōrin-ji· ~828 m / 0.5 mi
17Temple 17 — Jōrin-jiJapanTemple 17 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Jōrin-ji → Gōdo-ji· ~879 m / 0.5 mi
18Temple 18 — Gōdo-jiJapanTemple 18 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage.Gōdo-ji → Ryūseki-ji· ~882 m / 0.5 mi
19Temple 19 — Ryūseki-jiJapanTemple 19 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Ryūseki-ji → Iwanoue-dō· ~423 m / 0.3 mi
20Temple 20 — Iwanoue-dōJapanTemple 20 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Iwanoue-dō → Kannon-ji· ~617 m / 0.4 mi
21Temple 21 — Kannon-jiJapanTemple 21 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Kannon-ji → Dōji-dō· ~1 km / 1 mi
22Temple 22 — Dōji-dōJapanTemple 22 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage.Dōji-dō → Ongaku-ji· ~1 km / 1 mi
23Temple 23 — Ongaku-jiJapanTemple 23 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Ongaku-ji → Hōsen-ji· ~2 km / 1 mi
24Temple 24 — Hōsen-jiJapanTemple 24 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Hōsen-ji → Kyūshō-ji· ~2 km / 1 mi
25Temple 25 — Kyūshō-jiJapanTemple 25 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Kyūshō-ji → En’yū-ji· ~2 km / 1 mi
26Temple 26 — En’yū-jiJapanTemple 26 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage.En’yū-ji → Daien-ji· ~772 m / 0.5 mi
27Temple 27 — Daien-jiJapanTemple 27 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Daien-ji → Hashidate-dō· ~956 m / 0.6 mi
28Temple 28 — Hashidate-dōJapanTemple 28 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Hashidate-dō → Chōsen-in· ~990 m / 0.6 mi
29Temple 29 — Chōsen-inJapanTemple 29 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Chōsen-in → Hōun-ji· ~5 km / 3 mi
30Temple 30 — Hōun-jiJapanTemple 30 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage.Hōun-ji → Kannon-in· ~11 km / 7 mi
31Temple 31 — Kannon-inJapanTemple 31 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Kannon-in → Hōshō-ji· ~7 km / 5 mi
32Temple 32 — Hōshō-jiJapanTemple 32 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Hōshō-ji → Kikusui-ji· ~5 km / 3 mi
33Temple 33 — Kikusui-jiJapanTemple 33 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.Kikusui-ji → Suisen-ji· ~6 km / 4 mi
34Temple 34 — Suisen-jiJapanTemple 34 of Chichibu — the final fudasho of the 34-temple Kannon circuit.
