Virtual Old Nukanobu 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #33 Hase-Kannon-do Hall

 

     Virtual Old Nukanobu 33 Kannon Pilgrimage has lost its #14-#32 deities.

     Hase-dera Temple was founded in Sannohe, Nukanobu County, Mutsu Province, either in 1370 or in 1390 by Priest Myoson, who was a brother of Emperor Chokei (1343-1394).  Some believe Myoson named the temple after Hase-dera Temple in Yamato Province.

     When the Sannohe-Nanbu Family moved from Sannohe Castel to Morioka Castle in 1635, Hase-dera Temple followed the family, with its branch, Eko-in, left.  Eko-in Temple enshrines the 166.8-centimeters-tall standing Eleven-Faced Ekadasamukha wooden statue, which is supposed to have been carved out of one piece of wood in the 11th century.  The statue is the oldest Buddhist image made in Aomori Prefecture.  

Eko-in Temple

Address: Hase-94-6 Omukai, Nambu, Sannohe District, Aomori 039-0103

Phone: 0179-23-4247

Hase-dera Temple

Address: 731-1 Hase, Sakurai, Nara 633-0112

Phone: 0744-47-7001