Daikozenji Temple

Japanese name： 大興善寺
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Main Image Juichimen Kannon Bosatsu Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)

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Description

The principal image of Daikozenji, a Tendai temple said to have been founded in 717, is a wooden Eleven-faced Kannon known locally as Komatsu Kannon and Kasanuge Kannon. The joined-wood figure stands 177 cm tall on a rocky base, holding a priest's staff in its right hand and a water vase in its left. Believed to date from around the Kamakura period, it is designated an Important Cultural Property by Saga Prefecture. Normally kept inside a shrine in the Main Hall, it is unveiled once every 12 years during the Year of the Horse. Its 2026 opening ran from April 17 to May 7.

Basic Information

Spot ID 10021
Temple / Site Daikozenji Temple
Visiting Area Main Hall (during unveiling of the principal image)
Visiting Status Hidden image (unveiled once every 12 years in the Year of the Horse; last opening April 17–May 7, 2026; next exact dates not announced)
Address 佐賀県三養基郡基山町園部3628

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Standing Tamonten and Komokuten National Treasure Hall (during special openings) View details Natural Stone Relief Slab (believed to depict Seitaka Doji) Beside the Main Hall (Temple Grounds) View details

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