🇯🇵 [Ehime Prefecture] Kichijoji Temple, Taizo-in Temple, 63rd Temple of the 88 Sacred Places of Shikoku

🇯🇵 [Ehime Prefecture] Shikoku 88 Temples, Temple No. 63, Mikkyo Mountain Taizoin, Kichijoji Among the Shikoku pilgrimage sites, Kichijoji is the only temple with Bishamonten as its principal image, and its origins can be traced back to this time (^^) It is said that Kobo Daishi made a pilgrimage around this region during the Kōnin era, when he found a single cypress tree emitting light and felt that the area was filled with spiritual energy ^ ^ He carved a statue of Bishamonten as his principal image from this sacred tree, and then carved and enshrined statues of Kisshoten and Zenshi Doji as attendants, and built a temple to pray for relief from poverty. [Location] 1048 Himi Otsu, Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture 793-0072 #0 Yen Trip February 2025