Ten-Yo-ji Kannon-do Hall

  It has been said that the Kannon-do Hall was built in just one night by an artisan from Hida(Gifu Prefecture) during the Daido-era (806-810), and the current standing temple was reconstructed during the Muromachi-era.

  Enshrined and thought of as one with the statue of Kannon and called “O-Kannon-sama ” and it became an icon of faith as the Okitama 44th site of 33 Kan-non among the locals.

  The Kannon-do Hall was designated as a Tangible Cultural Property (building) of the Prefecture in 1955, and in 1960, the wooden statue of Kannon was designated as a Tangible Cultural Property (sculpture/carving) of the Prefecture. Furthermore, the Ema inside, the Kusazuri-Hikizu painting dedicated in 1700, and the Jinin-Hikima-nozu painting of the priest leading a horse dedicated in 1702 were designated as the town’s Tangible Cultural Property (painting art) in 1985. The main temple of Ten-yo-Ji was destroyed by fire in 1947, and the details of those days cannot be found today. To the west are monuments such as Ondoku-Ji construction monument and San-noh shrine and Hayama shrine.