Overview
A temple said to have been founded by Shodo Shonin, who opened Mount Nikko. It enshrines a Kannon carved into a living katsura tree.
About this place
Number 18 of the 33 Bando Kannon pilgrimage sites, in Chugushi, Nikko, Tochigi. The founder, the priest Shodo, built Chuzenji in Enryaku 3 (784). A great mountain flood in 1902 (Meiji 35) led to its move to Utagahama on Lake Chuzenji. Enshrined here are the Standing Tree Kannon, Hanori Daikokuten and more. Admission: adults 500 yen, elementary and junior high school students 200 yen.
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