Deity Eleven-Faced Kannon Completed 717 | Country Japan Phone +81 470-27-2247 | |
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Location 835 Funakata Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture Affiliation Chizen Sect of Shingon Buddhism Address 835 Funakata, Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture 294-0056, Japan Similar Nago‑dera, Nakofunakata Station, Awa Shrine, Sunosaki Lighthouse, Tateyama Castle | ||
Daifuku ji
Daifuku-ji (大福寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture, and is a temple of the Chizen Sect of Shingon Buddhism. According to tradition, the temple was founded by Gyōki (668 - 749) in 717 early in the Nara period. It was later revived by a visit by the Tendai Buddhist priest Ennin (794 - 864) early in the Heian period. The date at which the temple returned to the Shingon sect is unknown. The temple received a juinjō (朱印状) seal of certification from the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period.
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Kannon-dō
The temple is well known for its Kannon Hall (観音堂, kannondō) hall dedicated to the Goddess Kannon, which is situated on a sheer cliff of the boat-shaped Mount Funakata. For this reason the Kannon-dō is also known as the Cliff Kannon-dō Gake no Kannon-dō (崖の観音). In the rear of the hall is a 1.5 meter tall statue of the Goddess Kannon. The Kannon-dō is designated as a Tangible Cultural Property by Tateyama City.
Transportation
Daifuku-ji is located in the Funakata District of Tateyama. It is accessible by foot from the Nakofunakata Station, JR East Uchibō Line.