WELCOME TO GANKO-JI
TEMPLE
■The Origin of Ganko- ji temple Ganko-ji is located in middle region of the
and it is clear that our temple Ganko-ji had already been built in the
When seeing the ancient tiles which were found at the site of our temple, according
to the records of the Hozoin-Korekiki, it was built by Tetsuen in
(830) during seven years in the tencho period. It is thought that it was an
ancient Buddhist temple which was not a private temple of a wealthy clan but
belonged to the nation. A large amount of ancient tiles have been excavated
about 200m south from the present site. The temple title of Sheyakuzan
hidenin originates from temples name of Hidenin and Seyakuin which was built
by Empress Komyo
who was grieving the lack of a place that could help suffering people from
disaster and hunger. Afterwards, the war of Chosokabe,
it was moved to the present ground. Peoples have believed in the miraculous efficacy
of our main statue of Sho-Kannon and have been trying to follow religious
principles. To this day, our temple is
supported by the deep faith of the people. The priest's residence and the main temple were burnt
down by an accidental fire in 1963, however, now after 47 years, thanks to the Buddhist parishioners, there has been an opportunity of rebuilding
it and it
is scheduled to be finished in August, 2010 ■Important cultural asset 'Seated
Statue of Sho-kannon' The Seated statue of Sho-Kannon of this temple has
been designated a national important cultural asset (1950), and it is made a
method of dry lacquer. The theory that the work was made in the middle term of
the Tempyo period is widely accepted. It is unusual that an excellent statue of
Sho-Kannon made by the method in the dry lacquer like this has been left outside
the Yamato country. Other famous statues with the same style of dry lacquer are
the Standed Statue of Jyuichimen Kannon of Mie-dera
(Gifu Prefecture), the Seated Statue of Senjyu Kannon of Fujii-dera (Osaka Prefecture) and the Seated
Bosatsu with one leg pendent of Ryu-geji
(Yokohama city). ■To Visit It is possible to see it from We will accept groups as long as we are available. Please reserve the name and the number of people
beforehand and also please make sure to inform us the desired date and the time
to visit. If you have any question or inquire, feel free to
contact with the following E-mail address :sanukigankouji@yahoo.co.jp When you send the massage to the above E-mail address,
please kindly write down the' Visit reservation'
as a title. How to get Gankoji Train: JR Kotoku line toward Car: |