Virtual Okitama 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #9 Eisen-ji Temple

 

     Arya Avalokitesvara, who is the human-figure prototype of the other 6 metamorphoses, was enshrined in the upstream gorge of Omoi River sometime between 806 and 810.  Mysteriously, many shrines and temples were founded in the North-Eastern Region in the 800's.  Eisen-ji Temple didn't exaggerate its history and hasn't passed down its founder's name.

     Omoi River is a branch of Mogami River.  Omoi River's alluvial fan was agriculturally developed from its base to its apex.  After the apex, people developed its upper reaches and formed Kurofuji Village.

Address: 662-1 Kurofuji, Shirataka, Nishiokitama District, Yamagata 992-0841

Phone: 0238-85-5060