| 1．Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage ・ |
| The Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage (西国三十三所, Saigoku Sanjūsan-sho) is a pilgrimage of thirty-three Buddhist temples throughout the Kansai region of Japan, similar to the Shikoku Pilgrimage. In addition to the official thirty-three temples, there are an additional three known as bangai (番外). The principal image in each temple is Kannon, known to Westerners as the Bodhisattva of Compassion (or sometimes mistranslated as 'Goddess of Mercy'); however, there is some variation among the images and the powers they possess. |
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| 2．Taiyū-ji ・ |
| Taiyū-ji (太融寺) is a Buddhist temple in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 821. 34°42′06″N 135°30′15″E / 34.7018°N 135.5041°E / 34.7018; 135.5041 |
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| 3．Taisan-ji (Kobe) ・224, Zenkai, Igawadani, Nishi-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-2108 ・Tendai |
| Sanshinzan Taisan-ji (三身山太山寺) is a temple of the Tendai sect in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. It was established by Empress Genshō's instruction in 716. Taisan-ji's Main Hall completed in 1293 is a National Treasure of Japan. |
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| 4．Tenjō-ji ・2-12 Mayayama-dori, Nada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken, 657-0105 ・Buddhism |
| Tōri Tenjō-ji (忉利天上寺), officially Mayazan Tenjō-ji (仏母摩耶山天上寺) or Mayazan Tenjō-ji (摩耶山天上寺), is a Shingon Buddhist temple in eastern Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The temple is located on Mount Maya (699 metres (2,293 ft)) in the Nada ward of Kobe.[1][2] Tenjō-ji was, by tradition, established during the Asuka period (538 – 710) by the semi-mythical monk Hōdō (fl. 7th century). Hōdō, by tradition, was born in India, and traveled to Japan via China and the Baekje kingdom in Korea. Hōdō cured an illness of the Emperor Kōtoku (596 – 654), who then sent the monk to establish numerous Buddhist temples. According to legend Hōdō founded Tenjō-ji in 646.[3] |
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| 5．Nōfuku-ji ・1 Kita Sakasegawa-chō, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture ・Tendai |
| Nōfuku-ji (能福寺) is a Buddhist temple that, from the legend, was founded in 805 by the monk Saichō, in Kita Sakasegawa, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Saichō (of the Tendai sect) placed a statue of Yakushi Nyorai of his own making in the temple hall and named the temple Nōfuku Gokoku Mitsu-ji (能福護国密寺). |
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| 6．Engyō-ji ・2968, Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo 671-2201 ・Tendai |
| The Shoshazan Engyō-ji (書写山圓教寺 or less commonly 書寫山圓教寺) is a temple of the Tendai sect in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan. |
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| 7．Harima Kokubun-ji ・121 Kokubunji, Mikunino-cho, Himeji-shi, Hyogo-ken ・Buddhist |
| Harima Kokubun-ji (播磨国分寺) is a Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the Kokubunji neighborhood of the city of Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan. It claims to be the successor to the provincial temple established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794).[1] Due to this connection, the foundation stones of the Nara period temple now located to the south of the present day complex were designated as a National Historic Site in 1921, with the area under protection was expanded in 1971 and 1985.[2] |
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| 8．Hōrin-ji (Harima) ・82, Inokuchi, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan ・Zen, Rinzai sect |
| Hōrin-ji (法輪寺) is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture (formerly Harima province). |
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| 9．Kannō-ji ・ |
| Kannō-ji (Japanese: 神呪寺) is a Buddhist temple in the middle of Mount Kabutoyama in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan. The other name of the temple is Kabutoyama-daishi (甲山大師). |
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| 10．Tajima Kokubun-ji ・Hidaka-chō, Toyooka-shi, Hyōgo 411-0037 ・Buddhist |
| Tajima Kokubun-ji (但馬国分寺) is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple located in the Hidaka-chō neighborhood of the city of Toyooka, Hyōgo, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. It is the modern successor of one of the provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710–794) for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising control of Yamato rule over the provinces.[1] The foundation stones for the original temple were designated as a National Historic Site in 1990, with the area under protection extended in 2000, 2004, 2011, 2013 and 2015.[2] |
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| 11．Kakurin-ji (Kakogawa) ・ |
| The Totasan Kakurin-ji (刀田山鶴林寺) is a temple of the Tendai sect in Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan. It was established by Prince Shōtoku's instruction in 589. Kakurin-ji's Taishidō was completed in 1112, and Main Hall was finished in 1397. Both are National Treasures of Japan. 34°45′08″N 134°49′59″E / 34.7523°N 134.833°E / 34.7523; 134.833 |
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| 12．Kiyoshikōjin Seichō-ji ・ |
| Kiyoshikōjin Seichō-ji (清荒神清澄寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan. It is one of the typical type of mixture of Shinto and Buddhism temples in Japan, and temple's name has two Chinese letters of two religions in Japan together, 'Jin'(神) of Shinto and 'Ji'(寺) of Buddhism. This type of mixture of two religions, called 'Shinbutsu shugo'(神仏習合) was very common among Japanese temples or shrines until the Edo period, but the two religions were formally and forcedly separated by Meiji Government in the last half of the 19th century. In this sense, this temple is a good example that still preserves Japanese religious traditions before modernization. |
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| 13．Gōshō-ji (Takarazuka) ・5-5-12 Kohama, Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture ・Jōdo Shinshū Honganji-ha |
| Gōshō-ji (毫摂寺, gōshō-ji) is a Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1] The other name of this temple is Kohama-gobō (小浜御坊). Kohama is the name of the area around the temple and along the Arima Kaidō, which connected Osaka and Kyoto to Arima Onsen during the Edo period. |
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| 14．Nakayama-dera ・ |
| Nakayama-dera (中山寺 Nakayama-dera) is a Buddhist temple in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan established in the 6th century. It is the 24th temple in the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage. It is one of the most popular temples in the region. |
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| 15．Heirin-ji (Hyōgo) ・ |
| Heirinji (平林寺) is a Buddhist temple in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan. |
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| 16．Gayain ・, Miki, Hyogo 651-2108 ・Tendai |
| Gaya-in (伽耶院) is a temple of the Tendai sect in Miki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. |
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| 17．Jōdo-ji (Ono) ・2094, Kiyotani-cho, Ono, Hyogo 675–1317 ・Shingon |
| The Gokurakusan Jōdo-ji (極楽山浄土寺) is a temple of the Shingon sect in Ono, Hyōgo, Japan. It was first established by Chōgen in 1190 – 1198, and the temple structures have undergone several reconstruction efforts since then, with the last reconstruction taking place in 1632. Jōdo-ji's Jōdodō completed in 1194 is a National Treasure of Japan.[citation needed] The architecture is in the Daibutsu style that combines Japanese and Chinese elements. |
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| 18．Ichijō-ji ・821-17, Sakamoto, Kasai, Hyōgo 675-2222 ・Tendai |
| Hokkesan Ichijō-ji (法華山一乗寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in Kasai, Hyōgo, Japan. It was first established in 650 at Emperor Kōtoku's request, and the temple complex and buildings have undergone several periods of destruction and reconstruction since its founding, with most of its present structures dating to the 16-17th century. It is famous for its Heian period three-storied pagoda, built in 1171 in the wayō style of Japanese architecture and designated a National Treasure of Japan. Other important building in the temple complex include the kondō (main hall), built in 1628 by order of Honda Tadamasa, the lord of Himeji Castle, and three other smaller structures, Gohōdō, Myokendō and Bentendō, and a gorintō, all of them built between the Kamakura and Muromachi periods and designated Important Cultural Properties. |
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| 19．Sagami-ji ・1319 Hōjō-chō, Kasai-shi, Hyōgo-ken, 675-2312 ・Kōyasan Shingon |
| Sagami-ji (酒見寺, or Sagami-dera), is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Kasai, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Its mountain name (sangō) is Senjōsan (泉生山). Emperor Shōmu ordered its construction in 745 (the 17th year of the Tenpyō era) at the request of Gyōki, a Buddhist priest. |
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| 20．Awaji Kokubun-ji ・331 Yagikokubu, Minamiawaji, Hyōgo-ken 656-0434 ・Buddhist |
| Awaji Kokubun-ji (淡路国分寺) is a Ritsu-sect Buddhist temple in the Yagikokubu neighborhood of the city of Minamiawaji, Hyōgo, Japan. It the successor of the provincial temple established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710–794).[1] Due to this connection, the foundation stones of the Nara period pagoda were designated as a National Historic Site in 1951.[2] |
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| 21．Awaji Kannon ・Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan |
| Awaji Kannon or World Peace Giant Kannon, was a large gypsum statue, museum and temple complex on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The statue, which was one of the tallest in the world, had an observation deck at the top. It opened in 1982. Despite lots of visitors when it first opened, the statue fell into disrepair and was closed in 2006. Locals believed it was haunted. Sixteen years later, the Japanese government announced it would demolish the statue after acquiring the site in 2022. Site work was completed by March 2023. |
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| 22．Chōkō-ji ・ |
| Chōkō-ji (朝光寺 Chōkōji) is a Buddhist temple, in Yashiro, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1] |
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| 23．Hōun-ji (Kamigōri) ・Kamigōri, Hyogo, Japan ・Zen, Rinzai sect |
| Hōun-ji (法雲寺) is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Hyōgo Prefecture (formerly Harima province). |
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| 24．Hōun-ji (Kami) ・Muraoka-ku, Kami, Hyogo, Japan ・Tendai sect |
| Hōun-ji (法雲寺) is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Hyōgo Prefecture (formerly Harima province). 35°28′14″N 134°35′42″E / 35.4706°N 134.595°E / 35.4706; 134.595 |
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| 25．Antai-ji ・62 Kutoyama, Shin'onsen-chō, Mikata District, Hyōgo Prefecture ・Sōtō |
| Antai-ji (安泰寺) is a Buddhist temple that belongs to the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism. It is located in the town of Shin'onsen, Mikata District, in northern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, where it sits on about 50 hectares of land in the mountains, close to a national park on the Sea of Japan. It accepts visitors in the summer months, but is inaccessible during the winter due to heavy snow. |
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