Contemplating…
Location
Temple 34 of Chichibu — the final fudasho of the 34-temple Kannon circuit.
Completing Chichibu finishes the eastern third of the Japan 100 Kannon pilgrimage (with Saigoku and Bandō).
Pilgrimage circuits that include this place.
Pure Land
Compact Kannon circuit through Saitama’s Chichibu basin — the shortest leg of the Japan 100 Kannon pilgrimage.
East Asia
The full national Kannon pilgrimage — Saigoku 33 + Bandō 33 + Chichibu 34, traditionally completed as one lifelong vow.
