Shimokita 33 Kannon Pilgrimage

 

     Mount Osore is one of the three most sacred mountains in Japan, along with Mount Hiei and Mount Koya.  Locals in Shimokita Peninsula have long said that "when people die, they go to Mount Osore."  Tanabu Seaside 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, better known as Shimokita 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, was organized around Mount Osore at the beginning of the 18th century, covers a distance of 270 kilometers, and takes more than 3 days by car.  At the age of 67, am I already pulled up nearer toward the mountain?  Anyway, I’m thrilled about what to see around the mountain.

     All the 33 member temples have their own Avalokitesvara statue as their main deity, which is not always true of all the 33 Kannon pilgrimages in Japan.