Ginkgo Kannon of Daionji Temple
This standing statue of the Eleven-Faced Kannon is carved into a ginkgo tree, estimated to be about 450 years old, standing near the mountain gate of Jōtan-zan Taiō-ji Temple. Believed to save people from all kinds of suffering, it attracts local worshippers who come to pay their respects.
- Area
- Wakasa
- Category
- History & Culture Temples & Shrines
- Preferences
- Open before 9 AM Open after 5 PM
Information
- Telephone Number Details
- Daionji Temple 0770-62-0864
- Address (in Japanese)
- 福井県若狭町安賀里33-1
- Prices
- Free
- Getting There
- Approximately 10 minutes by car from Wakasa-Kaminaka Interchange on the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway
- Car Park
- No
