Buddhist temple
Enman-ji
円満寺（えんまんじ）
Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture
A temple of the Shingon Buzan-ha in Kozutsumi, Koga, formally Hōrinzan Jizōin Enman-ji. Its principal image is Enmei Jizō Bosatsu, and it also has a Kannon Hall as temple No. 33 of the Katsushika Bandō Kannon pilgrimage.
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: Enmei Jizō Bosatsu
History and things to know
According to temple tradition, it began in Daidō 4 (809), when Kōbō Daishi stayed here on his way back from a pilgrimage to Yudonosan and built a hall on 寺家山, south of the present site. In the Muromachi period it moved to the present site under the protection of Suwa Mikawa no Kami, lord of Kozutsumi Castle, and after burning in the Edo period it was rebuilt in Tenpō 11 (1840).
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The principal image of the Kannon Hall (Jūichimen Kannon Bosatsu) is a hidden image, unveiled once every 12 years in the Year of the Horse.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 円満寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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