Chogakuzan Imamiyabo Temple (14th Temple of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage)

A Buddhist temple located in Naka-machi, Chichibu City. The temple was previously a branch temple under the direct supervision of the Shogo-in, the head temple of the Shugendo syncretic faith. The temple's Kannondo hall, rebuilt in 1709, enshrines the temple's principal object of worship, a statue of Sacred Avalokitesvara. A late Fujiwara period statue depicting a Hiten, a flying Buddhist angel, can also be found on the grounds. This is the 14th temple of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage; together with the Saigoku 33 Kannon pilgrimage in the Kinki region and the Bando 33 Kannon pilgrimage in the Kanto region, these three pilgrimages make up the Japan 100 Kannon pilgrimage.