| 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．Kōzan-ji (Shimonoseki) ・1-2-3, Kawabata, Chofu, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan ・Rinzai |
| The Kinzan Kōzan-ji (金山功山寺) is a temple of the Sōtō school in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It was first established as a temple of the Rinzai school by Kyoan Genjaku in 1327. Kōzan-ji's Butsuden, completed in 1320, is a National Treasure of Japan. This architecture in Zenshūyō (禅宗様) (aka Zen'yō) style (Zen style), combining Japanese and Chinese design features. It is the oldest building designed in the Zenshūyō style that exists in Japan. |
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| 3．Jōei-ji ・2001 Miyanoshita, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 753-0011 ・Buddhist |
| Jōei-ji (常栄寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Miyanoshita neighborhood of the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in the San'yō region of Japan. The temple belongs to the Tofuku-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen and its honzon is a statue of Senju Kannon Bosatsu. The temple is also commonly called "Sesshu-ji", as it is famous for its garden, which is attributed to Sesshū Tōyō, which has been designated as a both a National Historic Site and a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 1926.[1] |
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| 4．Rurikō-ji ・7-1 Kayama-cho, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 781-7108 ・Buddhist |
| Rurikō-ji (瑠璃光寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Kayama neighborhood of the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The temple belongs to the Sōtō school of Japanese Zen sect and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. The temple's full name is Honeizan Rurikōzen-ji (保寧山瑠璃光禪寺). It is noted for its Muromachi period Five-story Pagoda which is designated a National Treasure.[1] |
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| 5．Daishō-in (Hagi) ・4132 Tsubaki, Hagi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken ・Buddhist |
| Daishō-in (大照院) is a Buddhist temple located in the Tsubaki-chō neighborhood of the city of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The temple belongs to the Nanzen-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen and its honzon is a statue of Shaka Nyorai. |
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| 6．Tōkō-ji (Hagi) ・1647 Chinto Shiibara, Hagi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken ・Buddhist |
| Tōkō-ji (東光寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Chinto-chō neighborhood of the city of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The temple belongs to the Ōbaku sect of Japanese Zen and its honzon is a statue of Shaka Nyorai. |
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| 7．Suō Kokubun-ji ・2-67 Kokubunjichō, Hōfu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken ・Buddhist |
| Suō Kokubun-ji (周防国分寺) is a Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the Kokubunji neighborhood of the city of Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan. It is one of the few surviving 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 overlapping the present day complex were designated as a National Historic Site in 1957.[2] |
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