Buddhist temple
Tendai-ji
天台寺（てんだいじ）
Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture
A Tendai temple on Hachiyōsan in Ninohe, whose principal image is a standing statue of Shō Kannon carved from katsura wood. Also called "Oyama no Kannon", it is the final temple (kechigan) of the Nukanobu and Ōshū Thirty-Three Kannon pilgrimages.
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
History and things to know
According to temple tradition, in Jinki 5 (728) Gyōki, at the command of Emperor Shōmu, named this mountain Hachiyōsan, carved a Kannon image and opened the temple. The present main hall was built in Manji 1 (1658) by Nanbu Shigenao, lord of the Morioka domain, and together with the Niō gate it underwent conservation repairs from the Heisei into the Reiwa era.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The principal standing statue of Shō Kannon is kept in the storehouse behind the main hall, and a replica is placed in the main hall.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 天台寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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