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Ship votive paintings hung beside framed topknots cut off in thanks for surviving the sea - folk art produced by maritime faith.
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Engakuji is a Shingon-sect, Daigo-school temple in Fukaura, Nishitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture. Its mountain name is Shunkozan. The principal image is the Eleven-Faced Kannon. It is Temple No. 10 of the Tsugaru Thirty-three Kannon Pilgrimage. On its founding, the 'Tsugaru Ittoshi' says, 'In 807 (Daido 2) in the reign of Emperor Heizei, the Seii Taishogun Sakanoue no Tamuramaro built a Kannon hall at this place and enshrined an Eleven-Faced Kannon Bodhisattva statue, a masterpiece attributed to Prince Umayado.' The temple's origin account says, 'In 868 (Jogan 10) in the reign of Emperor Seiwa, Engaku Hoin was a man of Yamato Province, a disciple of the great priest Taicho and the youngest brother of Jojo.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：807 (traditional) Highlights / collection：Ship votive tablets, Mage-gaku (topknot votive tablets) Genre：Antique art and Buddhist art, Mingei (folk crafts)
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