Buddhist temple
Ichinomiya-ji
一宮寺（いちのみやじ）
Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture
A Shingon temple in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, and the 83rd temple of the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Temple pilgrimage. It enshrines as its principal image Shō Kannon Bosatsu, said to have been carved by Kōbō Daishi.
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 object of worship: Shō Kannon Bosatsu
History and things to know
According to temple tradition, it is said to have been opened by the high priest Gien in the Taihō era (701–703); it was at first called Taihō-in and served as the bettō temple of Tamura Jinja, the Ichinomiya of Sanuki, and later Gyōki repaired its halls and pagoda and renamed it Ichinomiya-ji. In the Daidō era (806–810) Kōbō Daishi carved Shō Kannon Bosatsu as the principal image and converted it to the Shingon school. After being burned in war it was rebuilt by Yūsei Daitoku, and in the Edo period it was relieved of its role as bettō by the lord of the Takamatsu domain.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
A separate temple from Tamura Jinja, the Ichinomiya of Sanuki (it was formerly that shrine's bettō temple).
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 一宮寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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