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Ko-onji Temple
Buddhist Image Heian-period Important Cultural Property Buddhist Statues (including the Wooden Seated Amida Nyorai) Category Tathagatas, Bodhisattvas, and Devas
大阪府貝塚市木積798
Visiting Status Normally closed to the public (in autumn 2026, a special viewing is scheduled for November 22–23 during the National Treasure Kuginashi-do 1300th Anniversary Festival)
SolemnityDepthNobility
The cultural property repository at Ko-onji Temple houses a group of Heian-period Buddhist statues inherited from its predecessor, Kannonji Temple. The collection includes the wooden seated Amida Nyorai, as well as images of Shaka Nyorai, Yakushi Nyorai, Miroku Bosatsu, Sho Kannon, Eleven-Faced Kannon, Jizo Bosatsu, and Buddhist deities, many of which are designated Important Cultural Properties of Japan. Kannonji is traditionally said to have been founded by Gyoki in 726, and its Kannon Hall and Buddhist statues were preserved despite warfare and the later abolition of the temple. The repository is normally closed, but the statues can be viewed together during special openings in spring and autumn. In autumn 2026 they are scheduled to be unveiled on November 22–23 as part of the 1300th anniversary festival.
Daijobo Temple (Homanji)
Buddhist Image Wooden Standing Bishamonten (Omaedachi Principal Image) Category Tenbu (Deva)
大阪府大阪市浪速区日本橋3-6-13
Visiting Status Regularly viewable from the outer sanctuary (6:00–17:00)
PowerDignitySolemnity
This wooden standing Bishamonten is the omaedachi principal image enshrined in the Main Hall of Daijobo Temple. Dating to the mid-Kamakura period, it is designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan. Daijobo’s principal image is an unusual arrangement of four standing Bishamonten figures placed in a row, and this statue is the second from the front. The two statues at the rear are hidden images, while the omaedachi can normally be viewed from the outer sanctuary. Although the temple buildings were lost in wartime destruction, the principal image survived and continues to be worshipped as the “Bishamon of Nagamachi.”
Katsuoji Temple
Buddhist Image Standing Eleven-Faced Thousand-Armed Kannon Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
大阪府箕面市粟生間谷2914-1
Visiting Status Open for worship in the Main Hall (weekdays and Sundays/holidays 8:00–17:00; Saturdays 8:00–18:00)
SolemnityWarmthPeacefulness
The Standing Eleven-Faced Thousand-Armed Kannon is the principal image of Katsuoji Temple’s Main Hall. The present principal image was created and installed when the Main Hall was rebuilt in the Edo period and remains the central object of devotion at the 23rd temple of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage. Temple tradition says that the sculptor Myokan carved an earlier Thousand-Armed Kannon in 780; that image was later lost to fire during warfare, while the temple’s Kannon devotion continued. The present image can be worshipped during regular temple hours, and a Kannon ennichi service is held on the 18th of every month.
Sefukuji Temple
Buddhist Image Eleven-Faced Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Kannon Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
大阪府和泉市槇尾山町136
Visiting Status Viewable inside the Main Hall (March–October 8:00–17:00; November–February 8:00–16:00)
SolemnityDepthStillness
The Eleven-Faced Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Kannon is the pilgrimage principal image of Sefukuji Temple’s Main Hall and the central object of worship at the 4th temple of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage. Tradition holds that it was created in 1604 together with Miroku Nyorai, Monju Bosatsu, and the Four Heavenly Kings through the patronage of Toyotomi Hideyori and Lady Yodo. Inside the Main Hall, visitors can also view many other Buddhist images, including an unusual Bato Kannon whose sole faces forward and a large Katatagae Kannon more than four meters high. This concentration of Buddhist sculptures makes the temple especially worthwhile for visitors whose main interest is the images themselves.
Shitennoji Temple
Buddhist Image Kuze Kannon Bosatsu (Nyoirin Kannon) Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
大阪府大阪市天王寺区四天王寺1-11-18
Visiting Status Viewable during central temple opening hours (April–September 8:30–16:30; October–March 8:30–16:00)
SolemnityNobilityPeacefulness
The Kuze Kannon Bosatsu (Nyoirin Kannon) is the principal image of Shitennoji Temple’s Kondo. Shitennoji is traditionally said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku in 593. The Four Heavenly Kings were the original principal deities, while from the Heian period onward Kuze Kannon became the principal image. The Kondo stands at the heart of the central temple compound; the present hall was reconstructed on its original site after wartime destruction. Visitors can worship the principal image inside the Kondo during regular viewing hours, and it serves as the principal image for several pilgrimage circuits, including the first temple of the New Saigoku Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage.
Shishikutsuji Temple
Buddhist Image Wooden Seated Yakushi Nyorai Category Nyorai (Tathagata)
大阪府交野市私市2387
Visiting Status Advance reservation required (contact the temple at least one week before the desired visit; 9:00–16:00)
DignityDepthStillness
The National Treasure Wooden Seated Yakushi Nyorai is the principal image of Shishikutsuji Temple. It is thought to date from the late 9th to early 10th century in the Heian period. Measuring 92 cm high, the head, torso, shoulders, and part of the knees were carved from a single piece of kaya wood. Each spiral of hair was individually formed in dry lacquer; the pupils and lips retain coloring, and a red manji is painted on the chest. Its long, narrow eyes, deeply cut brows, and flowing robe folds show the mature technique of 9th-century single-block sculpture. It was designated a National Treasure in 1968. The statue is normally kept in a repository and viewing requires a reservation with the temple at least one week in advance.
Jigenin Temple
Buddhist Image Seated Dainichi Nyorai Category Nyorai (Tathagata)
大阪府泉佐野市日根野626
Visiting Status Hidden image (unveiled every year on January 1–3; viewing hours 8:00–16:00)
SolemnityNobilityStillness
The Seated Dainichi Nyorai is the principal image enshrined inside Jigenin Temple’s National Treasure Tahoto Pagoda. Dating from the Heian period, the statue is designated a Tangible Cultural Property of Osaka Prefecture. The pagoda itself was built in the Kamakura period and is counted among Japan’s three celebrated pagodas together with those at Ishiyamadera and Kongosanmaiin on Mount Koya; it is also one of only six surviving Tahoto pagodas designated as National Treasures. The interior is normally closed, and the principal image is unveiled only from January 1 to 3 each year.
Sojiji Temple
Buddhist Image Thousand-Armed Kannon Bosatsu Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
大阪府茨木市総持寺1-6-1
Visiting Status Hidden image (unveiled every year from April 15 to 21, 9:00–16:00)
MysteryDepthWarmth
The hidden principal image of Sojiji Temple’s Main Hall is the Thousand-Armed Kannon Bosatsu, the principal image of the 22nd temple of the Saigoku Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage. In keeping with the temple’s legend of the “turtle’s repayment of kindness,” the Kannon stands on the back of a turtle, an unusual form. Recent scholarly investigation has identified it as an old single-block wooden image enshrined since the temple’s founding in 886. When the temple complex burned during warfare in 1571, the image is said to have survived despite being charred, and it has long been revered as a Kannon protecting against fire and misfortune, as well as for child-rearing. It is unveiled every year from April 15 to 21.
Takidani Fudomyo-oji Temple (Takidani Fudoson)
Buddhist Image Wooden Standing Fudo Myo-o and Two Attendants Category Myo-o (Wisdom King)
大阪府富田林市彼方1762
Visiting Status Hidden image (unveiled on the 8th, 18th, 28th and fourth Sunday of each month; entry into the Main Hall is limited to applicants for goma prayers)
PowerDignityTense Presence
The principal image of Takidani Fudomyo-oji Temple is a wooden standing Fudo Myoo accompanied by Kongara Doji and Seitaka Doji. An inscription inside the central figure records its completion on March 26, 1094, providing a firm date. The Fudo is shown in the Namikiri (wave-cutting) form, standing on a rock with a sword and rope. The two attendant figures are also highly regarded, and all three were designated together as Important Cultural Properties of Japan in 1956. The principal image is normally kept behind closed doors and is unveiled on the 8th, 18th, 28th and fourth Sunday of each month. Entry into the Main Hall is limited to visitors who apply for goma prayers.
Aizendo Shoman-in Temple
Buddhist Image Aizen Myo-o Category Myo-o (Wisdom King)
大阪府大阪市天王寺区夕陽丘町5-36
Visiting Status Hidden image (specially unveiled at New Year and during the Aizen Festival; 2026 New Year opening: January 1–10)
PowerMysteryDignity
The hidden principal image of Aizendo Shoman-in Temple’s Kondo is Aizen Myoo. Shown with a blazing red body, three eyes and six arms in a wrathful form, the deity symbolizes the transformation of attachment and desire into awakening. The temple is traditionally said to have been founded in 593 by Prince Shotoku as the Seyaku-in of Shitennoji, and the present Kondo was rebuilt in 1618 under Tokugawa Hidetada. It is also the first temple of the Saigoku Aizen Seventeen Sacred Sites. The principal image is normally hidden and can be worshipped during special unveilings at New Year and the Aizen Festival; in 2026 it was unveiled from January 1 to 10.
Inunakisan Shipporyuji Temple
Buddhist Image Kurikara Tairyu Fudo Myo-o Category Myo-o (Wisdom King)
大阪府泉佐野市大木8
Visiting Status Viewable in the Main Hall (8:00–16:30)
PowerMysteryTense Presence
The principal image of Inunakisan Shipporyuji Temple is Kurikara Tairyu Fudo Myo-o. According to temple tradition, the deity appeared when En no Gyoja founded Mt. Inunaki in 661. Represented as a dragon entwined around a sword, it symbolizes Fudo Myo-o. Shipporyuji is a central training temple of Katsuragi Shugendo, and goma prayers are offered before the principal image throughout the year. General visiting hours are 8:00–16:30, during which visitors can worship the principal image in the Main Hall.
Eifukuji Temple
Buddhist Image Wooden Standing Bishamonten Category Tenbu (Deva)
大阪府南河内郡太子町太子2146
Visiting Status Viewable when the Treasure House is open (Sat., Sun. and holidays 9:30–16:30; closed in January and February). Advance confirmation recommended because exhibits rotate.
DignityPowerDepth
The wooden standing Bishamonten is preserved in the Treasure House of Eifukuji Temple. It is thought to date from the Heian period and was carved from a single piece of cypress, with the eyes rendered by carving. The figure measures 153.5 cm high and reaches 216 cm including its halo and pedestal, presenting a commanding armored image of Bishamonten. The Treasure House displays sculpture, paintings, calligraphy and documents belonging to the temple and is open on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 9:30 to 16:30, except in January and February. Because exhibits are changed periodically, visitors should confirm in advance whether this statue is on display.
Enmeiji Temple
Buddhist Image Wooden Standing Shaka Nyorai Category Nyorai (Tathagata)
大阪府河内長野市神が丘492
Visiting Status Viewable during special openings (in 2026: April 17–18 and May 5, 9:00–17:00)
SolemnityRefinementDepth
This Important Cultural Property, a wooden standing Shaka Nyorai owned by Enmeiji Temple, is a Kamakura-period Seiryoji-style image of Shakyamuni measuring 157.2 cm high. Its two-layered robe covers both shoulders up to the neck, while fine wave-like folds run across the body and rope-like hair forms a large spiral at the forehead, clearly displaying the characteristics of Seiryoji-style sculpture. It was originally the principal image of Sairinji Temple in Furuichi, Habikino, and was transferred to Enmeiji in 1872 together with standing images of Fudo Myoo and Gozanze Myoo. Normally not open to the public, it was specially displayed in the Treasure House on April 17–18 and May 5, 2026.
Kabusanji Temple
Buddhist Image Wooden Seated Amida Nyorai and Two Wooden Standing Sho Kannon Bosatsu Category Tathagata and Bodhisattvas
大阪府高槻市原3301-1
Visiting Status Advance reservation required (the Important Cultural Property statues in the Main Hall can be worshipped through the temple’s “Haibutsu” program; reception 10:00–16:00)
PeacefulnessNobilityStillness
The Main Hall of Kabusanji Temple houses a nationally designated Important Cultural Property group consisting of a wooden seated Amida Nyorai and two wooden standing Sho Kannon Bosatsu images. The seated Amida is considered a work of the late Heian period and stands about 85 cm high. Temple tradition tells that Tachibana no Sukemoto, suffering from an incurable illness, recovered after repeatedly chanting the nembutsu before this image. Together with the two Sho Kannon statues, it was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan in 1950. The statues are not normally open to the public, but can be worshipped in the Main Hall through the temple’s advance-reservation “Haibutsu” program.
Jigenji Temple (Nozaki Kannon)
Buddhist Image Wooden Eleven-Faced Kannon Bosatsu Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
大阪府大東市野崎2丁目7-1
Visiting Status Hidden image (unveiled every year May 1–8 during Nozaki Mairi; in 2026, approx. 9:00–16:00)
GentlenessWarmthStillness
The principal image of Jigenji Temple, popularly known as Nozaki Kannon, is a wooden Eleven-Faced Kannon Bosatsu in the Main Hall. Dating to the middle Heian period, it is carved from a single piece of sandalwood and stands on the back of a dragon moving through swirling waves, an unusual form. Its calm half-closed eyes have given rise to the affectionate nickname “Sleeping Kannon.” Temple tradition says that Gyoki carved and enshrined an Eleven-Faced Kannon here, and that the principal image survived when the temple complex burned in 1565. Normally hidden, it is unveiled every year from May 1 to 8 during Nozaki Mairi.
Iwamuro-san Kannon-in Temple
Buddhist Image Wooden Standing Eleven-Faced Kannon Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
大阪府堺市南区岩室213
Visiting Status Hidden image (unveiled each year on August 10 during the Sennichi Festival)
StillnessMysteryNobility
The wooden standing Eleven-Faced Kannon is enshrined inside a cabinet in the Kannon Hall of Iwamuro-san Kannon-in Temple. Measuring 126.0 cm high, it is designated a Tangible Cultural Property of Osaka Prefecture. Except for the subsidiary heads and part of the celestial garment, the figure was carved from a single piece of cypress from the topknot down to the lotus beneath the feet, without hollowing, and most of the surface was left unpainted apart from the hair, brows and eyes. It is therefore regarded as a danzo-style sculpture made from a substitute wood. Its archaic technique and restrained posture suggest a date around the middle Heian period, while another view places it as late as the Kamakura period because of Song-style elements in the elongated face and drapery. Normally hidden, it is unveiled only on August 10 each year during the Sennichi Festival.
Hachiyo Rengeji Temple
Buddhist Image Wooden Standing Amida Nyorai Category Nyorai (Tathagata)
大阪府交野市傍示111
Visiting Status Advance application required (opened about twice a year on irregular dates; in spring 2026 it was shown on April 25 from 14:30 to 15:00)
RefinementNobilityStillness
The Treasure House of Hachiyo Rengeji Temple preserves a wooden standing Amida Nyorai by the Kamakura-period sculptor Kaikei. Measuring 82.4 cm high, it is designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan. An ink inscription on the left foot tenon identifies Kaikei as the sculptor, and the image is considered an early work made before he received the Buddhist sculptor rank of Hokkyō in 1203. The main body is made of cypress split and joined front-to-back, hollowed internally, fitted with crystal eyes, and finished with lacquer and gold leaf. It is normally closed to the public but is shown about twice a year through Katano City’s designated-cultural-property openings; in spring 2026 it was displayed by advance application on April 25.
Gachirinji Temple
Buddhist Image Wooden Seated Yakushi Nyorai Category Nyorai (Tathagata)
大阪府河内長野市三日市町1075
Visiting Status Normally closed to the public (the Main Hall is opened every year on June 8)
SolemnityPeacefulnessStillness
The principal image of Gachirinji Temple is a wooden seated Yakushi Nyorai. Dating to around the beginning of the 13th century in the Kamakura period, it measures 97 cm high and is constructed from joined pieces of cypress, with much of its lacquer-and-gold-leaf finish still preserved. Its halo bears forty rays of light. According to temple tradition, Morokoshi Chōja received a Yakushi Nyorai image from Kūkai in the early Heian period, and after his death his wife returned to her home in Mikkaichi, built a hall at the present site, and enshrined it as the principal image. It is normally closed to the public, with the Main Hall opened every year on June 8.
Ojoin Rokumanji Temple
Buddhist Image Two Wooden Seated Amida Nyorai, Wooden Standing Kannon Bosatsu, Wooden Standing Seishi Bosatsu, and Wooden Standing Eleven-Faced Kannon Category Tathagata and Bodhisattvas
大阪府東大阪市六万寺町1-22-36
Visiting Status Hidden images (Butsuden Hall unveiled every January 1, 9:00–15:00)
SolemnityPeacefulnessStillness
The Butsuden Hall of Ojoin Rokumanji Temple preserves a group of Buddhist statues dating from the Heian period: two seated Amida Nyorai images, standing Kannon and Seishi Bosatsu images, and a standing Eleven-Faced Kannon. Higashiosaka City lists them as three designated cultural properties: a wooden seated Amida Nyorai with two attendant standing figures, another wooden seated Amida Nyorai, and a wooden standing Eleven-Faced Kannon. The temple has long been associated with nissokan meditation and devotion to rebirth in the Pure Land, and Amida Nyorai remains its principal image. The statues are normally closed to the public but can be worshipped during the annual New Year’s Day opening of the Butsuden Hall from 9:00 to 15:00.
Senjuji Temple
Buddhist Image Wooden Standing Senju Kannon Bosatsu Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
大阪府東大阪市東石切町3丁目3-16
Visiting Status Hidden image (unveiled once a year at New Year; in 2026, January 2–3)
SolemnityNobilityMystery
The principal image in the Main Hall of Senjuji Temple is a wooden standing Senju Kannon Bosatsu. The 42-armed statue is made of kaya wood using joined-block construction, is attributed to the Kei school of the Nanbokucho period, and is designated a Tangible Cultural Property of Osaka Prefecture. Senju Kannon represents the bodhisattva whose thousand hands and eyes save sentient beings; in this image, the 42 arms symbolically express that compassionate activity. It is normally hidden and unveiled only once a year at New Year. In 2026, it was shown in the Main Hall on January 2 and 3.