Suisen-ji is the final temple on the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage. After finishing their journey, pilgrims purify themselves at a dripping cave behind the Kannon Hall. It is said that the temple was named because entering the cave feels like diving underwater.
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Enyu-ji Temple's Iwai-do, built in 1205, is an inner sanctuary modeled after Kyoto's Kiyomizu-Dera Temple. Legend says the famous priest Kobo Daishi sensed its strong spiritual energy during his pilgrimage, setting up an altar among the rocks to practice asceticism.
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Ongaku-ji, one of Chichibu’s pilgrimage temples, was named "Music Temple" after its founders likened the sound of the mountain pine breeze to heavenly music played by a bodhisattva. Today, many aspiring musicians visit to pray for success.
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Founded in 1234, Saizen-ji Temple features a massive 600-year-old Komine maple in its courtyard. Standing 9m tall with a 2.9m trunk, it has watched over countless pilgrims, inspiring a quiet sense of reverence in all who visit.
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Hashidate-do, a temple on the back approach to Mt. Buko in Chichibu, stands against a massive cliff. Built in 1707, its main hall is one of only two among Japan’s 100 Kannon pilgrimage sites where Hayagriva is enshrined as the main deity.
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Climbing the 117 stone steps leads to the Kannon Hall of Hosen-ji Temple. Said to be built in the mid-Edo period, it has a unique layout: both front sides extend forward to house Nio statues, acting as both a Kannon hall and a Niomon gate.
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This temple appears in the Chichibu‑set anime film “The Anthem of the Heart.” Its main hall features two dragons carved as a married pair. They’ve long symbolized harmony and good relationships, drawing visitors who come to pray with heartfelt wishes.
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At Japanese temples and shrines, visitors leave votive tablets as prayers or mementos. They began as wooden pieces, later becoming paper and posted around halls. This temple’s founding date is unknown, but a tablet from 1531 shows it existed earlier.
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