Ayakawa Lifelong Learning Center

Japanese name： 綾川町立生涯学習センター

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Main Image Wooden Standing Eleven-Headed Kannon Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)

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Description

This 176.3 cm wooden standing Eleven-Headed Kannon is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property, believed to date from the mid-Heian period, around the tenth century. Its principal form was carved from a single solid piece of kaya wood without hollowing out the interior. The balanced posture and swirling, wave-like folds of the robes reveal the techniques of early Buddhist sculpture. The statue was originally the principal image of the Kannon Hall at Ryutoin Ayakawaji, a Buddhist temple associated with Takimiya Shrine. After the temple was abolished in the early Meiji period, it was carefully preserved by residents of the Dodoko district. Today it stands in a purpose-built exhibition room at Ayakawa Lifelong Learning Center and has been on public view again since July 30, 2024. Although the venue is a public cultural facility rather than a temple, visitors can closely appreciate this revered historic image. Photography is prohibited; confirm opening dates and display status before visiting.

Basic Information

Spot ID 9227

Temple / Site Ayakawa Lifelong Learning Center

Visiting Area Exhibition Room (Former Principal Image of Ayakawaji Kannon Hall)

Visiting Status Normally exhibited, 9:00–18:00 (until 19:00 on the last Friday of each month; closed Mondays, fourth Thursdays and other scheduled days; free; no photography)

Address 香川県綾歌郡綾川町滝宮318

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