| 1．Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage ・ |
| The Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage (中国三十三観音霊場, Chūgoku Sanjūsan Kannon Reijō) is one of a number of traditional Buddhist pilgrimage routes in Japan. The route includes 33 sites sacred to the boddhisattva Kannon, across the Chūgoku region (Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Shimane and Tottori prefectures). The 33 Kannon were selected in 1981. |
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| 2．Shōda temple ruins ・Naka-ku, Okayama, Japan |
| The Shōda temple ruins (賞田廃寺跡, Shōda Haiji ato) is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Hakuho period Buddhist temple located in the Shōda neighbourhood of what is now Naka-ku in the city of Okayama, in the San'yō region of Japan. The temple no longer exists, but the temple grounds were designated as a National Historic Site in 1972.[1] |
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| 3．Hata temple ruins ・Naka-ku, Okayama, Japan |
| The Hata temple ruins (幡多廃寺跡, Hata Haiji ato) is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Hakuhō period Buddhist temple located in the Akoda neighbourhood of what is now Naka-ku in the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'yō region of Japan. The temple no longer exists, but the foundation stone of the pagoda which once existed in the temple grounds was designated as a National Historic Site in 1944.[1] |
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| 4．Mimasaka Kokubun-ji ・483 Kokubunji-chō, Tsuyama-shi, Okayama-ken 708-0843 ・Buddhist |
| Mimasaka Kokubun-ji (美作国分寺) is a Tendai sect Buddhist temple in the Kokubunji neighborhood of the city of Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan. Its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Yakushi Nyōrai. The temple claims to be the successor to one of the provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794).[1] Due to this connection, the foundation stones of the Nara period temple were designated as a National Historic Site in 2004 with the area under protection expanded in 2009.[2] |
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| 5．Bitchū Kokubun-ji ・Sōja, Okayama, Japan |
| The Bitchū Kokubun-ji (備中国分寺) is an Omuro-branch Shingon Buddhist temple located in what is now the Kamibayashi neighborhood of the city of Sōja, Okayama, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. It claims to be the successor to one of the provincial temples per the system established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794) for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising Yamato rule over the provinces.[1] |
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| 6．Raikyū-ji ・18 Raikyūcho, Takahashi-shi, Okayama-ken ・Buddhist |
| Raikyū-ji (頼久寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Raikyūcho neighborhood of the city of Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The temple's full name is Tenchū-zan Ankoku Raikyū-ji (天柱山安国頼久寺). It belongs to the Eigen-ji branch of Rinzai school of Japanese Buddhism, and its honzon is a statue of Kannon Bosatsu. It is known for its Japanese garden, which was designated a NationalPlace of Scenic Beauty in 1974, with the area under protection expanded in 2009 to include the Main Hall and Shoin of the temple.[1] |
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| 7．Kōken-ji ・ |
| Kōken-ji (高顕寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon school located in Bizen, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The temple is located atop Mount Enichi. The main deity (or honzon (本尊)) of the temple is Fudō Myōō (不動明王). The temple was first constructed as Hattō-ji in 728 by the monk Dōkyō at the request of Emperor Shōmu. The temple was renamed to Kōken-ji in 1830. |
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| 8．Honren-ji ・3194 Ushimadocho Ushimado, Setouchi-shi, Okayama-ken 701-4302 ・Buddhist |
| Honren-ji (本蓮寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Ushimado neighborhood of the city of Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The temple's full name is Kyōōsan Honren-ji (経王山 本蓮寺), and it belongs jointly to the Hokkeshū Honmonryū branch of the Nichiren-shu of Japanese Buddhism. |
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| 9．Bizen Kokubun-ji ・Akaiwa, Okayama, Japan |
| The Bizen Kokubun-ji (備前国分寺) was a Buddhist temple located in what is now the city of Akaiwa, Okayama, Japan. It was one of the provincial temples per the system established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794) for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising Yamato rule over the provinces.[1] The temple no longer exists, but the temple grounds were designated as a National Historic Site in 1975.[2] |
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