Imakumano Kannon-ji

Imakumano Kannon-ji
今熊野観音寺
Imakumano Kannon-jii Hondō
Religion
AffiliationBuddhist
DeityJūichimen Kannon
RiteShingon-shū Sennyūji-ha
Statusfunctional
Location
Location32 Yamauchicho, Sennyuji, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto-fu
Shown within Kyoto Prefecture
Imakumano Kannon-ji (Japan)
Coordinates34°58′46.94″N 135°46′51.03″E / 34.9797056°N 135.7808417°E / 34.9797056; 135.7808417
Architecture
Founderc.Kūkai, Emperor Saga
Completedc.807
Website
Official website

Imakumano Kannon-ji (今熊野観音寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Yamauchicho, Sennyuji, neighborhood of Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Sennyūji-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon (central image) is a hibutsu (concealed / secret image) statue of Jūichimen Kannon.The temple's full name is Shin-Nachisan Kannon-ji (新那智山 観音寺). The temple is the 15th stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route. The official temple name is Kannon-ji, but it is commonly known as "Imakumano."