Virtual Kanesawa 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #11 Kinryu-in Temple

 

     Kinryu-in Temple was founded by Priest Genkei (?-1383).  Kinryu literally means a golden dragon.  The temple was named so, as a dragon flew out to the sky from an inkstone.

     The precincts has Tobi-ishi (namely Black Kite Stone), which used to look like a black kite before the earthquake in the early 19th century.  Onto the stone flew down God Oyamazumi from the Seto Inland Sea, according to tradition.

Address: 10-12 Seto, Kanesawa Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0027

Phone: 045-701-8823