Buddhist temple
Manshō-ji
萬勝寺（まんしょうじ）
Ena, Gifu Prefecture
A temple of the Rinzai sect, Myōshin-ji school, in Yamaoka-chō, Ena, affectionately known as “飯高観音.” Its principal image is a hidden Senju Kannon Bosatsu, and once every seventeen years its maedachi (stand-in image) is shown to the public.
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: Senju Kannon Bosatsu (飯高観音)
History and things to know
According to temple tradition, it was opened in the early Heian period by Jikaku Daishi (Ennin) of Mount Hiei. The entire temple was lost when it was burned by the Takeda clan in the Sengoku period, and in the Edo period it converted to the Rinzai sect and was renamed Manshō-ji. After the Kannon hall burned in an accidental fire in Shōwa 16, the present Kannon hall was built in Shōwa 21.
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 a hidden buddha; even at the showing held once every seventeen years, what is shown is the maedachi image of Kannon.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 萬勝寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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