Virtual Miura 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #33 Shinko-ji Temple

      There used to be Moroiso Village around Shinko-ji Temple.  The village has lost its population steadily.  Even in 1700’s, the temple became a branch temple of Chozen-ji Temple.  Today, it’s just a hermitage out of the precincts of Chozen-ji Temple.  Yet, neighbors have supported the Arya Avalokitesvara statue for years.  The statue is about 1-meter tall, covered with Japanese black lacquer all over, with its left hand holding a lotus flower, with its right arm hanging straight down, with a crown on its head, with muktahara on its chest, and with the Chakraratna wheel on its belly.  The statue is supposed to have carved in the 10-12 century.

Address: Moroiso-224 Misakimachi, Miura, Kanagawa 238-0224