Buddhist temple
Kaigan-ji
海岸寺（かいがんじ）
Tadotsu, Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture
A temple at Byōbugaura in Tadotsu, said to be associated with the birth of Kōbō Daishi. It is a pilgrimage temple of the Shikoku Bekkaku Twenty and other pilgrimages; its principal image is Shō Kannon, and in its inner temple (oku-no-in) an image of Kōbō Daishi at his birth is enshrined.
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: Shō Kannon
History and things to know
According to the temple's chronology, at the Daishi's birth in Hōki 5 (774), a birthing hut was built around where the inner temple now stands. In Daidō 2 (807), Kūkai, having returned from Tang China, built the main hall and installed Shō Kannon and other images as principal images, and in Kōnin 6 he is said to have placed a statue he carved himself and opened the inner temple.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
It is divided into two places, the main temple and the inner temple, and each has its own office for sutra-copy stamps (nōkyōjo).
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 海岸寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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