Ikitsuki Kannon Hall

Japanese name： 生月観音堂

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Main Image Ikitsuki Daigyoran Kannon Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)

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Description

A giant bronze Gyoran Kannon stands on a hill overlooking Tachiura fishing port on Ikitsuki Island. It was erected on April 29, 1980, to pray for world peace and safe voyages, and to commemorate those lost at sea as well as the lives of fish and shellfish. The image is 18 meters high above a 3-meter pedestal and weighs around 150 tonnes; a 2.5-centimeter pearl adorns its forehead. Visitors can enter the pedestal free of charge to see a one-tenth-scale Gyoran Kannon and around seventy other images, including carved wooden Kannon figures. The site brings the island's fishing traditions and Kannon devotion together.

Basic Information

Spot ID 10209

Temple / Site Ikitsuki Kannon Hall

Visiting Area In front of the Kannon statue and inside its pedestal

Visiting Status Outdoor statue normally accessible (free entry to pedestal: 8:30–17:00 March–October, 8:30–16:30 November–February; closed December 31; special New Year hours)

Address 長崎県平戸市生月町山田免570-1

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