Okinai Bato Kannon Hall

Japanese name： 沖内馬頭観音堂

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Main Image Niizo Okinai Stone Bato Kannon (Horse-Headed Avalokiteshvara) Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)

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The Niizo Okinai Bato Kannon enshrined in the Okinai Bato Kannon Hall in Toda is an andesite stone image dated by inscription to March 21, 1670. The standing Horse-Headed Kannon is carved in relief against a boat-shaped mandorla with three faces and six arms, bearing a horse’s head above the crown. Its hands hold a vajra club, arrow, axe and bow, while the central pair are joined in prayer. The surviving height is 110.7 cm. As an early example of seventeenth-century Bato Kannon sculpture, it is especially valuable for its excellent preservation after centuries indoors: inscriptions, facial details, attributes and even traces of stone finishing remain clear. It remains a focus of local devotion and is normally hidden, but unveiled every February 19 and August 19.

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Spot ID 3844

Temple / Site Okinai Bato Kannon Hall

Visiting Area Zushi shrine inside the Kannon Hall

Visiting Status Normally closed to the public (unveiled annually on February 19 and August 19)

Address 埼玉県戸田市大字新曽620

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