Buddhist temple
Kanshin-ji
観心寺（かんしんじ）
Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture
An old temple of the Kōyasan Shingon school in the hills of Kawachinagano, enshrining a hidden Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu in its golden hall, a National Treasure. It is a six-armed painted image, regarded as representative of Heian esoteric Buddhist art.
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: Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu (National Treasure)
History and things to know
According to temple tradition, it was opened in Taihō 1 (701) by En no Ozunu and called Unshin-ji, and in Kōnin 6 (815) Kōbō Daishi Kūkai carved a Nyoirin Kannon and renamed it Kanshin-ji. It is said that in the Nanboku-chō period Kusunoki Masashige served as commissioner for building the outer sanctuary of the golden hall, and that after he died in battle at Minatogawa his head was sent to this temple and enshrined in a head mound (kubizuka).
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 is shown to the public only on April 17 and 18 each year.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 観心寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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