Jigen-ji
, also known as Nozaki Kannon (野崎観音), is a temple located at the foot of Mt. Iimori, in Daitō, Osaka, Daitō, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is famous for the 11-faced statue of Kanzeon Bosatsu, or Kannon, that it enshrines. History The Kannon statue enshrined at Jigen-ji Temple is said to have been carved out by a high priest Gyōki (668-749). According to legend, the temple was completely burnt down by the soldiers of Miyoshi clan, Miyoshi and Matsunaga Hisahide, Matsunaga in 1565, and the Kanzeon Bosatsu statue miraculously survived. The temple was rebuilt in 1616 by priest Seigan, and making pilgrimages to Nozaki Kannon became popular circa the Genroku and Hōei periods (1688 to 1710). Legacy are held in the spring and the fall, and it is a custom for believers to make pilgrimages to Jigen-ji Temple called "Nozaki Mairi" (野崎参り). The popularity of the pilgrimage is described in many documents, including ''Onnakoroshi Abura no Jigoku'' by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, and ...
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Daitō, Osaka
270px, Daitō City Hall is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 118,174 in 57299 households and a population density of 6500 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Daitō is located in the west central Osaka Prefecture, about 10 km from the city center of Osaka. The terrain is flat lowland, rising towards the Izumi Mountains in the east. Neighboring municipalities Osaka Prefecture *Tsurumi-ku, Osaka * Kadoma * Shijōnawate * Higashiōsaka Nara Prefecture * Ikoma Climate Daitō has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Daitō is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1356 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperature is highest on average in August, at around 27.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.2 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population ...
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