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Our guide
Kegon-ji, formally Tanigumi-san Kegon-ji, is a Tendai temple in the Tanigumi Tokuzumi area of the town of Ibigawa, Gifu. Its main image, an Eleven-faced Kannon, is a hidden image. It is the 33rd and final temple of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, and the only temple on the route outside the Kansai region.
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
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Gifu-Kegonji — Gifu-sizu · CC0 · source · resized
- 華厳寺02 — おはぐろ蜻蛉 · Public domain · source · resized
- Kegonzji 01 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Gifu-kegonji5624 — 日: Jnn · CC BY 2.1 jp · source · resized
- Gifu-kegonji5616 — 日: Jnn · CC BY 2.1 jp · source · resized
- Kegon-ji (Sumida) 04 — Higa4 · CC0 · source · resized
What this place is
Kegon-ji (華厳寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Tanigumi Tokuzumi neighborhood of the town of Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu image of Jūichimen Kannon. The temple's full name is Tanigumi-san Kegon-ji (谷汲山 華厳寺). The temple is the 33rd and final stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route, and is the only temple on the route outside of the Kansai region.
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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