Buddhist temple
Hase-dera
長谷寺（はせでら）
Nagano, Nagano Prefecture
An old temple in Shinonoi, Nagano City, with the mountain name Kinpusen. Its principal image, Jūichimen Kannon, is called Shinshū Sarashina Hase Kannon and is counted, together with those of Nara and Kamakura, among the Three Hase Kannon of Japan.
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
History and things to know
According to temple tradition, it is said to have been built in the Asuka period after a revelation from the Zenkō-ji Nyorai, and the story of its founding has been handed down through picture-telling (etoki) as the "Shirasuke Monogatari". It is the 18th temple of the Shinano Thirty-Three Kannon pilgrimage, and its present abbot is the 35th. At New Year and on the ennichi on the 18th of every month, prayers by the goma rite of Shingon esoteric Buddhism transmitted by Kōbō Daishi are performed before the principal image.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
It is a different temple from Hase-dera in Nara and Hase-dera in Kamakura, and is located in Shiozaki, Shinonoi, Nagano City.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 長谷寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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