Location
Temple 16 of Saigoku — Kyoto’s cliffside stage temple dedicated to Thousand-Armed Kannon.
Among the most visited Buddhist sites in Japan and a cornerstone of the Kansai Kannon circuit.
Pilgrimage circuits that include this place.
Pure Land
Japan’s oldest major Buddhist circuit — 33 temples of Kannon across Kansai, older than the Shikoku henro.
East Asia
Pure Land
The full national Kannon pilgrimage — Saigoku 33 + Bandō 33 + Chichibu 34, traditionally completed as one lifelong vow.
East Asia
