Ohashi Kannon-ji 御橋観音寺 | |
Religious Affiliation: | Chizan Shingon |
Location: | 94 Naoya, Yoshii-chō, Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture |
Coordinates: | 33.2731°N 129.7006°W |
Deity: | Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara) |
Country: | Japan |
is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shū Chizan-ha in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is .
According to the temple story, Ohashi Kannon-ji was founded in the early 8th century by Gyōki, who traveled around Japan to preach to commoners.
The temple precincts are a natural stone bridge made by erosion of tertiary sandstone with two lines. It is one of the Hirado Hakkei (平戸八景) eight landscapes within the former territory of Hirado Domain.