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Our guide
Jikō-ji, formally Tokizan Ichijō Hokke-in Jikō-ji, is a Tendai temple in the Nishidaira area of the town of Tokigawa, Saitama. Its main image is an Eleven-faced Kannon, and it is the ninth temple of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.
We have not checked a public-transport route, so plan the journey on the map and look for local information before you go.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
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- Tokigawa Jikoji Sanmon 1 — 京浜にけ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tokigawa Jikoji Kannondo 1 — 京浜にけ at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tokigawa Jikoji Kaizando 1 — The original uploader was 京浜にけ at Japanese Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tokigawa Jikoji Hondo 1 — 京浜にけ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Jikō-ji (慈光寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Nishidaira neighborhood of the town of Tokigawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect and its honzon is a statue of Jūichimen Kannon Bosatsu. The temple's full name is Toki-zan Ichijōhōren-in Jikō-ji (都幾山 一乗法華院 慈光寺). The temple is the 9th stop on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage route.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Temple
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