Buddhist temple
Senkō-ji (Takayama)
千光寺（高山市）（せんこうじ）
Takayama, Gifu Prefecture
A Kōyasan Shingon temple on Mount Kesa in Nyūkawa-machi, Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, with Jūichimen Senju Kannon Bosatsu as its principal image. It has a treasure hall housing many Enkū Buddhas and is also known as a temple of Enkū Buddhas.
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 Senju Kannon Bosatsu
History and things to know
According to temple tradition, it was opened as a place of prayer by Ryōmen Sukuna of Hida in the time of Emperor Nintoku, and in the Heian period the imperial prince-monk Shinnyo, a disciple of Kōbō Daishi, worshipped the principal image of Senju Kannon and named the temple Kesasan Senkō-ji. In Eiroku 7 the entire temple was burned in an invasion by Takeda forces, but the principal image was saved, and the present halls were rebuilt from the Edo period onward.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
The principal image is a hidden buddha, shown once every seven years. The temple lies in the mountains at about 900 meters above sea level, and the road up from its base is steep and narrow in places.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 千光寺（高山市）「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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