Old Nukanobu 33 Kannon Pilgrimage

 

     Old Nukanobu 33 Kannon Pilgrimage was organized by Priest Kanko in 1512.

     Nanbu Masayasu (1461-?) was the 22nd head of the Nanbu Family.  He had 5 sons; Nanbu Yasunobu (1493-1541), Ishikawa Takanobu (1495-1571), Minami Nagayoshi (1497-1583), Ishigame Nobufusa (1499-1583), and Kemanai Hidenori (1521-1585).  They were all competent samurai, and that helped the family to rise to become a warlord in the Warring States Period.  The Old Nukanobu 33 Kannon Pilgrimage was organized in the territories of the Nanbu Family when they were laying their foundation.

     The Old Nukanobu 33 Kannon Pilgrimage is on the decline and is one of the endangered 33 Kannon pilgrimages.