Virtual Shimokita 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #20 Chofuku-ji Temple

 

     Okamuisawa used to be enshrined on the top of Onna Gankakeiwa, namely Female Prayer Rock.  It is unknown whether an Eleven-Faced Ekadasamukha image was enshrined on the top of the rock or in the priest's house.  Anyway, after the Meiji Restoration Government issued the Gods and Buddhas Separation Order in 1868, the image was moved to Chofuku-ji Temple.

     About 200 meters south-east, there is Otoko Gankakeiwa, namely Male Prayer Rock.  As is often the case, Onna Gankakeiwa rather looks like a female genital, while Otoko Gankakeiwa appears to be a male genital.

Address: Kosai-112 Sai, Shimokita District, Aomori 039-4711

Phone: 0175-38-2298

Onna Gankakeiwa

Address: Sai, Shimokita District, Aomori 039-4711