The Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage (中国三十三観音霊場, Chūgoku Sanjūsan Kannon Reijō) is one of a number of traditional Buddhist pilgrimage routes in Japan. The route includes 33 sites sacred to the boddhisattva Kannon, across the Chūgoku region ( Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Shimane and Tottori prefectures). The 33 Kannon were selected in 1981.

List of Temples with Kannon

No.	Temple	Location	Coordinates	Image
1	Saidai-ji (Okayama)	Okayama, Okayama	34°39′13″N 134°06′17″E / 34.653639°N 134.104722°E / 34.653639; 134.104722 (Saidai-ji)
2	Yokei-ji	Setouchi, Okayama	34°39′16″N 134°03′41″E / 34.654417°N 134.061389°E / 34.654417; 134.061389 (Yokei-ji)
3	Shōraku-ji (Senjū-in)	Bizen, Okayama	34°45′38″N 134°15′23″E / 34.760667°N 134.25625°E / 34.760667; 134.25625 (Shōraku-ji)
Special	Tanjō-ji (Okayama)	Kumenan, Okayama	34°57′19″N 133°57′11″E / 34.95525°N 133.953°E / 34.95525; 133.953 (Tanjō-ji)
4	Kiyama-ji (Kanji-in)	Maniwa, Okayama	35°01′02″N 133°42′54″E / 35.017203°N 133.715072°E / 35.017203; 133.715072 (Kiyama-ji)
5	Henshō-ji (Hōkai-in)	Okayama, Okayama	34°41′38″N 133°56′03″E / 34.693944°N 133.934139°E / 34.693944; 133.934139 (Hōkai-in)
6	Rendai-ji	Kurashiki, Okayama	34°30′20″N 133°51′02″E / 34.505625°N 133.850694°E / 34.505625; 133.850694 (Rendai-ji)
7	Entsū-ji	Kurashiki, Okayama	34°32′28″N 133°39′46″E / 34.541172°N 133.662894°E / 34.541172; 133.662894 (Entsū-ji)
8	Enkō-ji (Myō-ō-in)	Fukuyama, Hiroshima	34°28′43″N 133°20′45″E / 34.478722°N 133.345972°E / 34.478722; 133.345972 (Myō-ō-in)
9	Jōdo-ji (Daijōritsu-in)	Onomichi, Hiroshima	34°24′44″N 133°12′37″E / 34.412167°N 133.210306°E / 34.412167; 133.210306 (Jōdo-ji)
Special	Saigoku-ji (Sōji-in)	Onomichi, Hiroshima	34°24′57″N 133°12′12″E / 34.415917°N 133.203389°E / 34.415917; 133.203389 (Saigoku-ji)
10	Senkō-ji	Onomichi, Hiroshima	34°24′39″N 133°11′56″E / 34.410925°N 133.198783°E / 34.410925; 133.198783 (Senkō-ji)
11	Kōjō-ji	Onomichi, Hiroshima	34°18′24″N 133°05′13″E / 34.306556°N 133.086833°E / 34.306556; 133.086833 (Kōjō-ji)
12	Buttsū-ji	Mihara, Hiroshima	34°27′21″N 133°01′36″E / 34.455861°N 133.026556°E / 34.455861; 133.026556 (Buttsū-ji)
13	Mitaki-dera (Mitaki-Kannon)	Hiroshima	34°25′13″N 132°26′15″E / 34.420306°N 132.437611°E / 34.420306; 132.437611 (Mitaki-dera)
14	Suishō-ji (Daishō-in)	Miyajima, Hiroshima	34°17′31″N 132°19′06″E / 34.291944°N 132.318472°E / 34.291944; 132.318472 (Daishō-in)
Special	Hannya-ji	Hirao, Yamaguchi	33°56′30″N 132°06′25″E / 33.941576°N 132.106961°E / 33.941576; 132.106961 (Hannya-ji)
15	Kanyō-ji	Shunan, Yamaguchi	34°14′08″N 131°48′54″E / 34.2355°N 131.815083°E / 34.2355; 131.815083 (Kanyō-ji)
16	Tōshun-ji (洞春寺)	Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi	34°11′17″N 131°28′16″E / 34.188021°N 131.471160°E / 34.188021; 131.471160 (Tōshun-ji)
17	Ryūzō-ji (龍蔵寺)	Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi	34°10′04″N 131°24′44″E / 34.167713°N 131.412210°E / 34.167713; 131.412210 (Ryūzō-ji)
18	Sōrin-ji (宗隣寺)	Ube, Yamaguchi	33°57′58″N 131°15′09″E / 33.966195°N 131.252586°E / 33.966195; 131.252586 (Sōrin-ji)
19	Kōzan-ji	Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi	33°59′45″N 130°58′55″E / 33.995889°N 130.981917°E / 33.995889; 130.981917 (Kōzan-ji)
20	Daishō-in (Hagi)	Hagi, Yamaguchi	34°23′44″N 131°23′29″E / 34.395417°N 131.391361°E / 34.395417; 131.391361 (Daishō-in)
21	Kannon-in (Hagi)	Hagi, Yamaguchi	34°24′35″N 131°22′39″E / 34.409728°N 131.377561°E / 34.409728; 131.377561 (Kannon-in)
22	Tada-ji	Hamada, Shimane	34°55′38″N 132°06′19″E / 34.927221°N 132.105196°E / 34.927221; 132.105196 (Tada-ji)
23	Kando-ji	Izumo, Shimane	35°21′08″N 132°45′08″E / 35.352109°N 132.752238°E / 35.352109; 132.752238 (Kando-ji)
24	Zenjō-ji	Unnan, Shimane	35°16′59″N 132°49′45″E / 35.283129°N 132.829112°E / 35.283129; 132.829112 (Zenjō-ji)
25	Gakuen-ji (Ichijō-in)	Izumo, Shimane	35°25′24″N 132°44′58″E / 35.42325°N 132.749389°E / 35.42325; 132.749389 (Gakuen-ji)
26	Ichihata-ji	Izumo, Shimane	35°29′48″N 132°52′27″E / 35.496775°N 132.874103°E / 35.496775; 132.874103 (Ichihata-ji)
27	Unju-ji	Yasugi, Shimane	35°23′41″N 133°16′02″E / 35.394603°N 133.267201°E / 35.394603; 133.267201 (Unju-ji)
28	Kiyomizu-dera (Yasugi)	Yasugi, Shimane	35°24′08″N 133°16′55″E / 35.40225°N 133.281889°E / 35.40225; 133.281889 (Kiyomizu-dera)
29	Daisen-ji	Daisen, Tottori	35°23′27″N 133°32′05″E / 35.390972°N 133.534861°E / 35.390972; 133.534861 (Daisen-ji)
30	Chōkoku-ji (Tottori)	Kurayoshi, Tottori	35°25′36″N 133°49′06″E / 35.426722°N 133.818389°E / 35.426722; 133.818389 (Chōkoku-ji)
31	Sanbutsu-ji	Misasa, Tottori	35°23′58″N 133°57′21″E / 35.399306°N 133.95575°E / 35.399306; 133.95575 (Sanbutsu-ji)
Special	Mani-ji	Tottori, Tottori	35°31′48″N 134°15′48″E / 35.529944°N 134.263222°E / 35.529944; 134.263222 (Mani-ji)
32	Kannon-in	Tottori, Tottori	35°29′46″N 134°14′30″E / 35.496089°N 134.24155°E / 35.496089; 134.24155 (Kannon-in)
33	Daiun-in	Tottori, Tottori	35°29′32″N 134°14′42″E / 35.492222°N 134.244917°E / 35.492222; 134.244917 (Daiun-in)

See also

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• Japan 100 Kannon, pilgrimage composed of the Saigoku, Bandō and Chichibu pilgrimages.
  • Saigoku 33 Kannon, pilgrimage in the Kansai region.
  • Bandō 33 Kannon, pilgrimage in the Kantō region.
  • Chichibu 34 Kannon, pilgrimage in Saitama Prefecture.
• Shikoku Pilgrimage, 88 Temple pilgrimage in the Shikoku island.
• Musashino Kannon Pilgrimage, pilgrimage in Tokyo and Saitama prefectures.
• Kannon
• Buddhism in Japan
• Tourism in Japan
• For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.

External links

• (in Japanese) Official Website
• Map of the 33 + 4 temples at "Mum, I'm Here!"