Taisan-ji

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Taisan-ji is a Daigo Shingon temple in Kamiita, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Said to have been visited by Kōbō Daishi, the main image is of Senjū Kannon. The Shōrō-mon and Kairō of 1830–68, Hondō, and Daishidō have all been placed on the cultural properties register. The temple was renovated in 1985. A bronze canister containing documents dating to 1126 has been designated an Important Cultural Property. The temple is the first of the 20 Fudasho Bangai and also Temple 1 of the Shikoku 36 Fudō pilgrimage. ()

Local name: 大山寺 Coordinates: 34°9'34"N, 134°23'60"E

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Taisan-ji – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Konsen-ji, Gokuraku-ji, Kirihata-ji, Jūraku-ji.

4 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Temple, Buddhist architecture
Konsen-ji, Itano
103 min walk • Konsen-ji is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 3 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Shaka Nyorai.
5.1 miE
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Gokuraku-ji
132 min walk • Gokuraku-ji is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 2 of the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Amida Nyorai. The temple is said to have been founded by Gyōki.
6.5 miSW
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Kirihata-ji
167 min walk • Kirihata-ji is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 10 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Senjū Kannon. The temple is said to have been founded by Kōbō Daishi, who carved the image. The five-bay, two-storey Daitō of 1618 has been designated an Important Cultural Property.
3 miSW
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Jūraku-ji
76 min walk • Jūraku-ji is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 7 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Amida Nyorai. The temple is said to have been founded by Kōbō Daishi, who carved the image.
3.1 miE
History museum, Museum, Archaeological museum
Tokushima Prefectural Buried Cultural Properties Research Centre, Itano
80 min walk • Tokushima Prefectural Buried Cultural Properties Research Centre opened in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, in 1995. The collection includes a dōtaku excavated in Yano, Tokushima City which has been designated an Important Cultural Property.
1.9 miE
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Dainichi-ji
48 min walk • Dainichi-ji is a Tōji Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 4 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Dainichi Nyorai. The temple is said to have been founded by Kōbō Daishi, who carved the image.
2.9 miS
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Anraku-ji
75 min walk • Anraku-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū in Kamiita, Tokushima, Japan. Temple 6 on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, the main image is of Bhaisajyaguru. The temple is said to have been founded by Kūkai, who carved the image. The Hōjō has been placed on the cultural properties register.
2.4 miSE
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Jizō-ji
61 min walk • Jizō-ji is an Omuro Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 5 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Enmei Jizō Bosatsu. The temple is said to have been founded by Kōbō Daishi, who carved the image.
5.4 miSW
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Hōrin-ji
137 min walk • Hōrin-ji is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 9 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Parinirvana Shaka Nyorai. The temple is said to have been founded by Kōbō Daishi, who carved the image.
4.3 miSW
Temple
Kumadani-ji
109 min walk • Kumadani-ji is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 8 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Senjū Kannon. The temple is said to have been founded by Kōbō Daishi. The Hondō was destroyed by fire in 1928 and has been rebuilt.
2.6 miSE
Temple
Aizen-in
67 min walk • Aizen-in is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. This is the temple of Inner Sanctum of No.3 Konsen-ji Temple. The temple is said to have been founded by Kōbō Daishi in 815, who also carved the main image of Fudō Myōō.