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Katsuoji

Osaka · Mino · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 勝尾寺

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WHAT TO DOKatsuoji

Known as a temple of winning. Daruma dolls of victory are dedicated across the whole grounds.

WHEREOsaka

Hokusetsu · Mino

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Known as a temple of winning. Daruma dolls of victory are dedicated across the whole grounds.

About this place

Katsuō-ji (勝尾寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Aomatani neighborhood of the city of Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Senjū Jūichimen Kannon Bosatsu. The temple's full name is Ocho-san Katsuō-ji (応頂山 勝尾寺).The temple is the 23rd stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route. The temple's precincts with its intact set of boundary markers was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1966.

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Key facts

Founded:727 (traditional) Shrine rank:Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, Temple No. 23 Blessings:Victory luck

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