16 Kan’on-ji

Kannon-ji is a Koyasan Shingon temple in , , . It is Temple # 16 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. The main image is of Senju Kannon.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Denomination: Shingon Shu
  • Description: Shingon temple in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 16 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
  • Also known as: “Kannon-ji” and “Kannon-ji Temple”
  • Address: 2, 観音寺, 徳島市, 徳島県 779-3123

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ōmiwa Shrine and Kō.

Shinto shrine
Photo: Araiyasushige, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 520 metres east of 16 Kan’on-ji.

Railway station
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Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of , , Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B04". is situated 1 km northeast of 16 Kan’on-ji.

Museum
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Tokushima Archaeological Museum opened in Tokushima, Japan, in 1998. The collection includes artefacts from the Jōmon to the Nara and Heian periods. is situated 1 km southwest of 16 Kan’on-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ishii and Aizumi.

Town
is a town located in Myōzai District, , . As of 30 June 2022, the town had an estimated population of 25,219 in 10820 households and a population density of 870 persons per km2. is situated 3 km west of 16 Kan’on-ji.

Town
is a town located in Itano District, in northeastern , . As of 30 June 2022, the town had an estimated population of 35,512 in 15198 households and a population density of 2200 persons per km2. is situated 7 km north of 16 Kan’on-ji.

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
is the capital of the and main transport hub of eastern . It has only a few famous attractions, but its palm-lined boulevards are pleasant enough to pass through on your way to more interesting places.

16 Kan’on-ji

Latitude
34.06849° or 34° 4′ 7″ north
Longitude
134.47425° or 134° 28′ 27″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q11630606
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“16 Kan’on-ji” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “觀音寺 (德島市)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كانون جى”
  • French: “Kan’on-ji”
  • German: “Kan’on-ji (Tokushima)”
  • German: “Kan’on-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Kannon-ji”
  • Japanese: “16 Kan’on-ji”
  • Japanese: “第16番札所 観音寺”
  • Japanese: “観音寺”

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Highlights include 八幡総社両神社 and 舌洗池.

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