Virtual Hachioji 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #8 Tozawa-Kannon-do Temple

     When the Takeda Clan collapsed in 1582, Mizushima Shogen fled to Hachioji.  There, he was employed in the castle.  When the castle fell in 1590, he became a farmer.  After his death, his son, Gorobe, built a shed to enshrine the horse-head Hayagriva statue, which Shogen had brought from Kai Province.  The province was known for its horse breeding.  The statue is only Hayagriva in Hachioji 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.  The rarity attracted many people, not only the Hachioji Corps of the Thousand but also horse breeders around Hachioji.

     In 1710, the statue was moved to Sanko-in Temple.

Address: Kamikawamachi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0151

Sanko-in Temple

Address: 3100 Kamikawamachi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0151