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Our guide
Kimii-dera in the city of Wakayama is the head temple of the Kusei Kannon sect and the second stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage. Its main image, an Eleven-faced Kannon, is a hidden Buddha, not normally on view. The grounds sit about 50 m up the western slope of Mount Nakusa, with a panoramic view over Wakaura Bay.
The temple is named after three springs that rise within the grounds — Kisshō-sui, Seijō-sui and Yōryū-sui. Each has a sandstone tank inscribed with the water's name and the date 1650.
Kimiidera Station on the Kisei Main Line is about 350 m away in a straight line.
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
- Kimiidera Wakayama03n4272 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Kimiidera spring — Kumamushi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kimiidera shoro — KENPEI · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kimiidera Wakayama23n3200 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Kimiidera Wakayama11n4272 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Kimiidera Wakayama10n4272 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Kimiidera Wakayama06n3200 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Kimiidera Rokkakudo — Flow_in_edgewise · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Kimii temple funicular car — ブルーノ・プラス · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- Kimiidera Wakayama01n3200 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
What this place is
Kimii-dera (紀三井寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of the Kusei Kannon sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu image of Jūichimen Kannon. The temple's full name is Kimiiyama Gokoku-in Kongōhō-ji (紀三井山 金剛寶寺 護國院). The temple is the 2nd stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route. The temple grounds are located on the western slope (approximately 50 meters above sea level) of Mount Nakusa (228.7 meters) in the southern part of the Kinokawa River estuary plain, offering a panoramic view of Wakaura Bay from the temple grounds. The temple is named after the three springs of water (Kisshō-sui, Seijō-sui, and Yōryū-sui) that spring up within the temple grounds. Each spring has a sandstone tank inscribed with the name of the water, along with the date of 1650.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-05 · 拝観時間・料金 – 紀三井寺
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What to expect at this type of place: Temple
Nearby station
Nearby station: Kimiidera (Kisei Main Line), about 350 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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