Shuri Kannondo

Very kind monk!

This was a lovely temple and quite large for Okinawan standards. We came a bit early apparently and the monk wasn't there at the time (1430) and we were told to come back at 1630 if we wanted a goshui...

Art exhibition.

I visited here to see Kiyota Oshiro's beautiful exhibition of pointillist pencil drawings. The hall is a new building next to Kannon-do temple and is a beautiful building in its own right. The wooden,...

A temple enshrining Senju Kannon

Original Text

It is a temple of the Rinzai sect near Shuri Castle. There is a large parking lot. It is a temple built in the 1600s, and the principal image is Senju Kannon.

It is a temple of the Zen sect with a history of 400 years.

Original Text

It is a venerable temple that kings and missions have always visited since the Ryukyu Kingdom era. The view from the precincts is good and you can overlook the city of Naha and the Keirama Islands. It is also famous for the presence of the gassho dog Conan.

The statue of Senju Kannon Bodhisattva is enshrined to fulfill your wish.

Original Text

Shuri Kannon-do is a temple belonging to the Rinzai sect Myoshinji school called Jigen-in. From the lounge of the Novotel Hotel, I could see a particularly large orange tiled roof, so I visited for a walk. It is a temple related to the Ryukyu Dynasty, and there was a time of January, and many people 々 came to visit. The statue of Senju Kannon Bodhisattva, which protects everyone, saves everyone, and fulfills their wishes, is placed. A picture of a dog training was displayed and healed.