The is one of a number of traditional Buddhist pilgrimage routes in Japan. The route includes 33 sites sacred to the boddhisattva Kannon, across the Chūgoku region (Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Shimane and Tottori prefectures). The 33 Kannon were selected in 1981.
No. Temple Location CoordinatesImage 1 Saidai-ji (Okayama) Okayama, Okayama 2 Yokei-ji Setouchi, Okayama 3 Shōraku-ji (Senjū-in) Bizen, Okayama Special Tanjō-ji (Okayama) Kumenan, Okayama 4 Kiyama-ji (Kanji-in) Maniwa, Okayama 5 Henshō-ji (Hōkai-in) Okayama, Okayama 6 Rendai-ji Kurashiki, Okayama 7 Entsū-ji Kurashiki, Okayama 8 Enkō-ji (Myō-ō-in) Fukuyama, Hiroshima 9 Jōdo-ji (Daijōritsu-in) Onomichi, Hiroshima Special Saigoku-ji (Sōji-in) Onomichi, Hiroshima 10 Senkō-ji Onomichi, Hiroshima 11 Kōjō-ji Onomichi, Hiroshima 12 Buttsū-ji Mihara, Hiroshima 13 Mitaki-dera (Mitaki-Kannon) Hiroshima 14 Suishō-ji (Daishō-in) Miyajima, Hiroshima Special Hannya-ji Hirao, Yamaguchi 15 Kanyō-ji Shunan, Yamaguchi 16 Tōshun-ji (洞春寺) Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi 17 Ryūzō-ji (龍蔵寺) Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi 18 Sōrin-ji (宗隣寺) Ube, Yamaguchi 19 Kōzan-ji Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi 20 Daishō-in (Hagi) Hagi, Yamaguchi 21 Kannon-in (Hagi) Hagi, Yamaguchi 22 Tada-ji Hamada, Shimane 23 Kando-ji Izumo, Shimane 24 Zenjō-ji Unnan, Shimane 25 Gakuen-ji (Ichijō-in) Izumo, Shimane 26 Ichihata-ji Izumo, Shimane 27 Unju-ji Yasugi, Shimane 28 Kiyomizu-dera (Yasugi) Yasugi, Shimane 29 Daisen-ji Daisen, Tottori 30 Chōkoku-ji (Tottori) Kurayoshi, Tottori 31 Sanbutsu-ji Misasa, Tottori Special Mani-ji Tottori, Tottori 32 Kannon-in Tottori, Tottori 33 Daiun-in Tottori, Tottori
See also
Japan 100 Kannon, pilgrimage composed of the Saigoku, Bandō and Chichibu pilgrimages. Saigoku 33 Kannon, pilgrimage in the Kansai region. Bandō 33 Kannon, pilgrimage in the Kantō region. Chichibu 34 Kannon, pilgrimage in Saitama Prefecture. Shikoku Pilgrimage, 88 Temple pilgrimage in the Shikoku island. Musashino Kannon Pilgrimage, pilgrimage in Tokyo and Saitama prefectures. Kannon Buddhism in Japan Tourism in Japan
External links Official Website Map of the 33 + 4 temples at "Mum, I'm Here!"