Three-Sided Stone Kannon
Just beside Mikata Station stands the Mikata Stone Kannon. As you climb the stone steps, you'll find a stone rooster partway up. Legend has it that Kobo Daishi, carving the Kannon statue overnight, heard the rooster crow at dawn and left the right wrist uncarved. Believed to bring blessings to those with physical disabilities, worshippers come here constantly. It is also a special sacred site within the Hokuriku Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage.
- Area
- Wakasa
- Category
- History & Culture Temples & Shrines
- Preferences
- Open before 9 AM Open after 5 PM
Information
- Telephone Number
- Sanpōishi Kannon Office 0770-45-0017
- Address
- 福井県若狭町三方22-1
- Opening Hours
- Free admission
- Closed
- Open every day
- Prices
- Free admission
- Getting There
- Approximately 15 minutes on foot from JR Mikata Station / Approximately 15 minutes by car from the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway Mikata-Goko Interchange
