Virtual Ika 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #22 Kawanami-Jizo-do Temple

     I climbed down from Mt. Oiwa to the eastern shore of Lake Yogo.  In Kawanami Village along the western shore of the lake, there stands Kawanami-Jizo-do Temple.  Its main deity was Ksitigarbha, with Bhaisajyaguru standing on its right, and Arya Avalokitesvara standing on its left.  The Avalokitesvara statue is presumed to have been made sometime between the 9th and 12th century.