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Kasamori-ji
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Kasamori-ji (笠森寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the town of Chōnan in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The temple is also called "Kasamori-dera" using the alternate pronunciation of the Chinese character for temple (tera). Kasamori-ji is temple number 31 in the Bandō Sanjūsankasho, or the circuit of 33 Buddhist temples in Eastern Japan sacred to Goddess Kannon. The Eleven-Faced Kannon of Kasamori-ji is only shown to the public in the years of the Ox and Horse in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac.
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Kasamori-ji 笠森寺 | |
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![]() Kasamori-ji Kannon-dō (笠森寺観音堂), the Kannon Hall of Kasamori-ji | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Tendai |
Deity | Eleven-Faced Kannon |
Location | |
Location | 302 Kasamori, Chōnan, Chōsei District, Chiba Prefecture |
Country | Japan |
Architecture | |
Completed | 784 (traditionally) |
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It is part of the Kasamori Tsurumai Prefectural Natural Park.