2014/07/04

Tono Pilgrims

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Toono Shichi Kannon 遠野 七観音 The Seven Kannon of Tono

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Tōno (遠野市 Tōno-shi) is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2014, the city had an estimated population of 28,265 and a population density of 34.2 persons per km². The total area was 825.62 km².
Tōno is known as "The City of Folklore" for its rural nature, its preservation of traditional culture and especially for the collection of folktales, Tōno Monogatari, written by Kunio Yanagita in 1910.
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. Tōno monogatari 遠野物語 Tono Monogatari - Legends of Tono .
Iwate prefecture

. Tono Fudo Monogatari 遠野不動明王物語 .



seimei kikyoo 晴明桔梗 "Bellflower of Seimei"


. gobōsei 五芒星 Gobosei, pentagram, five-sided star .


- - - - - The group of Seven Kannon

Nyoirin Kannon
Juntei / Jundei Kannon
Fuku kensaku Kannon 
Juichimen Kannon (with eleven heads)
Bato Kannon (with a horse head)
Senju Kannon (with 1000 arms)
Sho Kannon


七観音の種字 - Seven Kannon Sylables



. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Introduction .


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Toono shichi Kannon 遠野七観音 Seven Kannon Temples of Tono

遠野には観音堂が7つあります。一昼夜で7つすべてをまわると、願いが叶うそうです。


source : Tono Magokoro Net - facebook

If you make the pilgrimage in one day and night, your wish will be granted.

These seven temples have been built by . Ennin - Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 .
(794 – 864)

He took one huge tree and carved seven statues out of it.
According to legend, Ennin carved them near the well Nanaido 七井戸 at the village Zawanokuchi 沢の口部落 and purified them there.
Later people collected the scraps from his carving and carried them to Matsuzaki to keep them as treasures.


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01 山谷第一番札所・山谷観音 Yamaya Kannon

遠野市小友町37地割1番地 Otomochō, 37 Chiwari



The original temple 大慈山長福寺 has been built in 854.
It was reconstructed in 1354 and again in 1593, but again lost due to fire.
The Kannon Hall was built in 1699.
In 1742 the sculptor Matsuda Riemon 松田利右衛門 came from Kyoto and carved a new Kannon statue with 11 heads 十一面観音.




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02 松崎第二番札所・松崎観音 Matsuzaki Kannon

遠野市松崎町松崎11地割81、82、83番地 - 11 Chiwari-81 Matsuzakichō Matsuzaki,



The original temple 麦沢山松崎寺 has been bulit in 807.
The present-day Kannon Hall dates back to a reconstruction in 1742.
The Kannon Statue with 11 Heads 十一面観音 has an inscription from 1606.




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03 平倉第三番札所・平倉観音 Hirakura Kannon

遠野市上郷町平倉47地割34番地 - Kamigocho Hirakura



The original temple 谷行山細山寺 has been built in 808. The main statue is Kannon with 11 heads. It has an inscription for the year 1606.
When the temple burned down, the statue could be rescued in time and the Kannon hall was rebuilt in 1724.
The buildings have been reconstructed in 1760.




Kannon statue donated by 赤羽根源七 Akabane Genshichi in 1744.




Statue of Fudo Myo-O in the temple garden.

. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja .



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04 鞍迫第四番札所・鞍迫観音 Kurahasama Kannon

遠野市宮守町上鱒沢18地割79番地2 18 Chiwari-79-2 Miyamorichō Kamimasuzawa,



The original temple 鞍迫山福滝寺 has been built in 852.
In 1659 the Kannon Hall burned down in a fire and the statue became ashes.
The present-day Kannon hall was built in the early Edo period.


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05 宮守第五番札所・宮守観音 Miyamori Kannon

遠野市宮守町上宮守4地割 - 4 Chiwari Miyamorichō Kamimiyamori



The original temple 月見山平沢寺 has been built in 807. The main statue was a Kannon with 1000 arms 千手観音, about 77 cm high, a work from the late Edo period. But the original statue was lost in a temple fire.




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06 山崎第六番札所・山崎観音 Yamasaki Kannon

遠野市土淵町栃内15地割11番地 - 15 Chiwari-11 Tsuchibuchichō Tochinai



The original temple 大月山栃内寺 was built in 807.
The Kannon hall has been reconstructed in 1800.
The statue of a horse-headed Bato Kannon 馬頭観音 has an inscription from 1720.


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07 笹谷第七番札所・笹谷観音 Sasaya Kannon

遠野市附馬牛町東禅寺13地割 - 13 Chiwari Tsukimoushichō Tōzenji



The original temple 附馬牛山長洞寺 was built in 807.
The Kannon Hall dates to 1848. The statue is a 勢至観音 Seishi Kannon.
Around 1740 the villagers built a new temple but they did not find the statue. So a new one has been carved by a sculptor from Sendai.
The temple was built in 長洞 for a long time, but relocated about 70 years ago.



勢至観音 Seishi Kannon


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- reference : www.ayaori.net/YH_EVENT
- reference and photos : urawatono.exblog
- reference and statues - dostoev.exblog.jp
- - - - reference - 遠野 七観音 -

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Fukusenji 福泉寺 Fukusen-ji
岩手県遠野市松崎町駒木7-57 - Matsuzakicho Komagi, Tono, Iwate

a Shingon Buddhist temple housing the largest wooden Kannon statue in Japan. The grounds of the temple are quite extensive and have many buildings including a five story pagoda.
The Kannon statue is 17 meters high, said to be the largest of its kind in Japan.


Juuichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Kannon with 11 heads


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Fukusenji Temple is located on a hillside about five kilometers from Tono City and features a five story pagoda, many smaller temples, beautiful Japanese gardens and immaculately maintained grounds. The grounds have a road that allows you to drive to the top instead of walking up the rather steep path, however I recommend taking your time to appreciate the size of the temple grounds and explore all the hidden features of Fukusenji Temple.
There are numerous smaller temples scattered amongst the lush foliage, with the largest being at the top of the hillside, one of the most impressive temples you're likely to come across in Tono. The five story pagoda is located halfway down the hill and is also very impressive. Expect to spend one hour wandering the grounds of Fukusenji Temple.
- source : en.japantravel.com/photos


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. gobōsei 五芒星 Gobosei, pentagram, five-sided star .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Introduction .

. Tono Fudo Monogatari 遠野不動明王物語 .


. Japan - Shrines and Temples - ABC .


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