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Known as a Kannon for safe childbirth, and also for the peacocks kept loose in its grounds.
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Rakuhō-ji (楽法寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Motoki neighborhood of the city of Sakuragawa, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Buzan-branch of Shingon Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Kannon Bosatsu named the Enmei Kanzeon Bosatsu (延命観世音菩薩), also popularly known as the Rain-bringing Kannon (雨引観音, Amebiki Kannon). The temple is the 24th stop on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage route.
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Founded：587 (traditional) Designation：Important Cultural Property Blessings：Safe childbirth, Warding off evil
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