Ikitsuki Daigyoran Kannon (Ikitsuki Kannon Hall)
Main Image Wooden Kannon Images (About 70 Figures, Including a Smaller Fish-Basket Kannon) Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
Impression TagsGentlenessWarmthSolemnity
DescriptionInside the pedestal of the eighteen-meter-high Great Fish-Basket Kannon overlooking Tachiura Fishing Port is a separate collection of Buddhist images invisible from outside. At its heart is a smaller Fish-Basket Kannon made at one-tenth the scale of the outdoor statue, accompanied by around seventy Buddhist images, including carved wooden Kannon figures. The Great Kannon was erected in 1980 as a focus of prayers for safe fishing voyages and remembrance of those lost at sea and the creatures of the sea. Visitors can now worship the different Kannon images up close inside its base. The Hirado Tourism Association confirms free access to the pedestal interior, with seasonal viewing hours published by travel guides. Unlike the monumental bronze figure outdoors, this intimate space offers a densely assembled collection of wooden devotional sculptures.
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