Kitanosan Sinpuku-ji Hosho-in (Osu Kannon Temple)

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Located in the Osu district of Nagoya City’s Naka Ward, this temple belonging to the Shingon Chisan sect is said to be one of Japan’s three hallowed grounds of Kannon, the deity of mercy. It is also well-known under the name Osu-Kannon. The temple was constructed as Shinpuku-ji in 1333 in what is now Gifu Prefecture’s Hashima City, and was moved to its present site in 1612. The vermillion hondo (main temple) is a symbol of Osu and is known as the “Osu Bunko” (library) for its collection of some 15,000 old books including Japan’s oldest manuscript of the “Kojiki” (Records of Ancient Matters), a National Treasure, and the “Shomonki” (The Chronicle of Masakado), which is an Important Cultural Property.

Spot details

Kitanosan Sinpuku-ji Hosho-in (Osu Kannon Temple)

Address: Aichi Pref. Nagoyashi Naka-ku Osu 2-21-47 Map
Area: Osu / Kanayama Area
Phone: 0522316525
Hours: [Main hall] 6:00-19:00
[Temple office] 9:00-17:00
Closed: open everyday
Parking Lot: Not available
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Itineraries about this spot

Review

Cherry Blossom

Reviewed : 2023.05.16

Located at osukannon station & just right beside osu shopping street! Glad & surprise to see cherry blossom still in bloom in the temple as cherry blossom started earlier this year. Good to drop by...
Worth visiting!

Reviewed : 2021.09.20

Lovely place with a very mystical vibe, the temple, the smell of incense, people praying and pigeons all around, it almost looks like they move with the chants coming out of the temple. Worth...
Near the shopping district

Reviewed : 2020.03.21

We pop by the temple because it marks the entrance of the shopping district that we wanted to explore. Temple complex is small and not really a must visit for us but since we are around the corner...