Virtual Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #11 Joraku-ji Temple

 

     Gyoki (668-749) toured remote provinces and built bridges and reservoirs.  In Chichibu, he stayed in Omiya Village.  One night, he saw  Eleven-Faced Ekadasamukha on a rock.  He copied the image, carved a statue, put up a podium, and enshrined the statue on it.

     Priest Sokai (?-1643) changed it to a temple and named it Joraku-ji.  The temple was moved to its present place in the 1730's.

Address: 43-28 Kumagimachi, Chichibu, Saitama 368-0032

Phone: 0494-26-6051