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Satakeji

Ibaraki · Hitachiota · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 佐竹寺

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WHAT TO DOSatakeji

The clan temple of the Satake. Its thatched main hall is an Important Cultural Property.

WHEREIbaraki

North · Hitachiota

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The clan temple of the Satake. Its thatched main hall is an Important Cultural Property.

About this place

Satake-ji (佐竹寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Tenjinbayashi-chō neighborhood of the town of Hitachiōta, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Buzan-branch of Shingon Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Jūichimen Kannon Bosatsu, also popularly known as the Kitamuke Kannon (北向観音). The temple's full name is Myōfuku-zan Myōn-in Satake-ji (妙福山 明音院 佐竹寺).The temple is the 22nd stop on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage route.

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Founded:985 (traditional) Shrine rank:Bando 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, Temple No. 22 Designation:Important Cultural Property Blessings:Warding off evil

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