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It claims to be the first Kannon of warding off misfortune in Japan. The Hatsuuma festival fills it with people.
About this place
Keishoji is a Koyasan Shingon sect Buddhist temple in Nakamachi, Matsusaka, Mie. Its mountain name is Okaderayama and it is popularly called Okadera. The principal image is Nyoirin Kanzeon Bosatsu. Known as a Kannon for warding off misfortune, its Hatsuuma Taisai in March each year is busy with many worshippers. According to the temple's tradition, it was founded in 743 (Tenpyo 15) by Gyoki by imperial request of Emperor Shomu, with Nyoirin Kannon as the principal image, in Ishizu-go, Iitaka District (now Ishizucho, Matsusaka).
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded：Tenpyo period (traditional) Blessings：Warding off evil
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