| 1．Bandō Sanjūsankasho ・ |
| The Bandō Sanjūsankasho (坂東三十三箇所) ("The Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage") is a series of 33 Buddhist temples in Eastern Japan sacred to Kannon. Bandō is the old name for what is now the Kantō region,[1] used in this case because the temples are all in the Prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama, Tokyo, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Chiba. As is the case with all such circuits, each location has a rank, and pilgrims believe that visiting them all in order is an act of great religious merit.[1] |
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| 2．Musashino Kannon Pilgrimage ・ |
| The Musashino Kannon Pilgrimage (Japanese: 武蔵野三十三観音霊場, Musashino Sanjūsan(33) Kan-non Reijō) is a Japanese pilgrimage of thirty three Buddhist temples and an extra one, founded 1940. The temples located in Tokyo and Saitama prefectures, and along the Seibu Railway (formerly name is "Musashino" Railway). The sanctuaries are situated nearby urban area of Tokyo, and the Musashino Kannon Pilgrimage Ground Association prepares dedicaded stamp books for this pilgrimage, so it can be said it is a kind of relatively easy pilgrimade. Each temple has its own go-eika, which is a kind of tanka for pilgrimage. In addition, it is sometimes called "The hundred[note 1] Kannon Prilgrimage in Musashi Province[note 2]" together with the Chichibu 34 Kannon Sanctuary and the Sayama Kannon Pilgrimage.[1][2][3] |
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| 3．Kita-in ・1-20-1 Kosenba-machi, Kawagoe, Saitama ・Tendai |
| 35°55′03.09″N 139°29′20.64″E / 35.9175250°N 139.4890667°E / 35.9175250; 139.4890667 Seiya-san Muryōshuji Kita-in (星野山無量寿寺喜多院) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is noted for its main hall, which was part of the original Edo Castle, and the statues of 540 Rakan, disciples of the Buddha. It is also known informally as the Kawagoe Daishi (川越大師). |
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| 4．Naka-in ・5-15-1 Kosenba-cho, Kawagoe, Saitama ・Tendai |
| Naka-in is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture.Sangō is Seiyasan. Jigō is Muryoju-ji. Ingō is Naka-in. |
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| 5．Renkei-ji ・7-1 Renjaku-cho, Kawagoe, Saitama ・Jōdo-shū |
| Renkei-ji (蓮馨寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. Its mountain name (sangō) is Kōhozan, while its monastery name (ingō) is Hōchi-in. The temple is dedicated to Amida Buddha. |
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| 6．Kita-in ・1-20-1 Kosenba-machi, Kawagoe, Saitama ・Tendai |
| 35°55′03.09″N 139°29′20.64″E / 35.9175250°N 139.4890667°E / 35.9175250; 139.4890667 Seiya-san Muryōshuji Kita-in (星野山無量寿寺喜多院) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is noted for its main hall, which was part of the original Edo Castle, and the statues of 540 Rakan, disciples of the Buddha. It is also known informally as the Kawagoe Daishi (川越大師). |
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| 7．Kangi-in ・ |
| Kangi-in (歓喜院) is a Buddhist temple in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1179 and is affiliated with the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect of Buddhism. The temple's Shōden Hall (聖天堂, shōden-dō) was designated as a Japanese National Treasure in 1984.[1] It is the only building in Saitama to have been designated as a national treasure.[2] |
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| 8．Heirin-ji ・3-1-1 Nobidome, Niiza-shi, Saitama-ken ・Rinzai |
| 35°47′23.86″N 139°33′36.81″E / 35.7899611°N 139.5602250°E / 35.7899611; 139.5602250 Heirin-ji (平林寺) is a Rinzai temple of the Myoshin-ji branch located in Niiza city, Saitama prefecture, Japan, a city just outside Tokyo. |
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