Shion-in Temple
The Wakasa Kannon Pilgrimage consists of 33 sites. Shion-in Temple is the 28th temple on this pilgrimage route, an ancient temple housing a sacred Kannon statue of the Rinzai sect. The 33 Kannon statues enshrined within the temple buildings were placed here in the late Edo period. Furthermore, the main hall enshrines the spirit tablet of Lord Kusunoki.
- Area
- Wakasa
- Category
- History & Culture Temples & Shrines
Information
- Telephone Number
- Shion-in Temple 0770-77-0235 Ooi Town Local History Museum 0770-77-2820
- Address
- 福井県おおい町本郷85-4
- Opening Hours
- Please inquire
- Closed
- Please inquire
- Prices
- Please inquire
- Getting There
- From JR Wakasa Hongo Station, take the Fukutetsu Bus bound for Kawakami and get off at "Hongō Elementary School Front" stop. 5-minute walk. 10 minutes from Ōi-Takahama IC on the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway. 10 minutes from Obama-Nishi IC.
- Car Park: Available Spots
- 10
