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.
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
External links
edit- (in Japanese) Official Website
- Map of the 33 + 4 temples at "Mum, I'm Here!"