Buddhist temple
Sōji-ji
総持寺（そうじじ）
Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture
The 22nd temple of the Saigoku Thirty-Three Kannon pilgrimage, a temple of the Kōyasan Shingon sect in Ibaraki City. Its principal image is a Senju Kannon riding on a turtle, and it also enshrines many other buddhas, including Yakushi Nyorai and Fudō Myōō.
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
History and things to know
According to the temple's tradition, its founding derives from the story that a great turtle, once rescued by Lord Takafusa, father of Lord Fujiwara no Yamakage, saved the young Yamakage when he was thrown into a river. Lord Yamakage had a Buddhist sculptor in the form of a boy carve a Kannon statue, and the dedication ceremony for the temple buildings is said to have been held in Kanpyō 2. It is also known for the Yamakage-ryū Hōchō-shiki held every April 18.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
It is a separate temple from Sōji-ji, the grand head temple of the Sōtō sect in Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 総持寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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