Buddhist temple
Anshō-ji
安祥寺（あんしょうじ）
Yamashina, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
A temple of the Kōyasan Shingon sect in Yamashina, whose principal image is a wooden standing statue of Jūichimen Kannon Bosatsu dating back to the Nara period (Important Cultural Property). It also preserves the seated statues of the Gochi Nyorai (Five Wisdom Buddhas) from its founding, a National Treasure.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Principal image: Jūichimen Kannon Bosatsu
History and things to know
According to the temple's guide, it was opened in Kashō 1 (848) at the wish of Empress Dowager Fujiwara no Junshi, with Eun Sōzu, a monk who had traveled to Tang China, as its founder. It had large temple complexes both on the mountain and at its foot, but lost almost all of them in the Ōnin–Bunmei War; at the beginning of the Edo period it recovered its temple grounds, and the Kannon Hall and other buildings were rebuilt.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
Visits are possible only on limited days, and the year's viewing days are given in the official announcements. The National Treasure seated statues of the Gochi Nyorai are on deposit at the Kyoto National Museum.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 安祥寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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