Virtual Shimokita 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #31 Kannon-do Hall

 

     Sato Shiro, the village head of Sekine Village, enshrined an image of Arya Avalokitesvara, who is the human-figure prototype of the other 6 metamorphoses, in his privately owned land in September, 1697.  He held the image’s consecration, inviting a priest from Entsu-ji Temple.  The image and its hall was organized into the Shimokita 33 Kannon Pilgrimage in 1714.  The image is still enshrined in the private land.

     When the Kakisaki Family was ousted by the Nanbu Family in the 1450's, the area used to be called Tachimawari-zeki and was ruled by Nakatsugawa Kenmotsu.  It is unknown whose side Kenmotsu belonged to.

     After the flight of the Kakisaki Family, the Hatanaka, Echigo, Kurata, Ando, and Kara Families fled to the Tachimawari-zeki area with a bronze mirror whose back has Japanese apricot blossoms and 2 flying sparrows cast.

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Entsu-ji Temple

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