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Izumi Kosodate Kannon (泉子育観音) is a Shingon sect temple located in Izumi, Tsukuba City, and its official name is Seikozan Kozoin Keiryuji (勢光山広蔵院慶龍寺). The object of worship is the Bodhisattva Kanzeon Bodhisattva (子育出世正観世音菩薩).
The main gate was donated by the Tsuchiura feudal lord during the Edo period.
The bell tower belonged to Chuzenji Temple, which was located on the site of the current Tsukubasan Shrine.
During the Meiji period, Chuzenji Temple was demolished due to the separation of Buddhism and Shintoism, and the bell tower escaped the disaster and was relocated to Izumi Kosodate Kannon at that time.
Of the 28 statues that had been enshrined in the destroyed main hall of Chuzenji, 17 were evacuated to the Izumi Kosodate Kannon and are housed in the hall next to the Chozuya. The 17 statues were built at the same time as the main hall in 1633.
This temple is famous for its weeping cherry blossoms (Shidarezakura, しだれ桜), so we went to see them.
① This is the main gate that was donated in 1687 by Tsuchiya Masanao(土屋政直), the lord of the Tsuchiura domain.
② This bell tower is the one that was relocated from Chuzenji Temple in the Meiji period.
③ You can see the Chozuya in the center and the weeping cherry blossoms in the back.
(※Chozuya refers to a place where you wash your hands and rinse your mouth before praying at a shrine and a temple.)
④ The front is the main hall that was rebuilt in 1862, and the right is the hall that houses the 28 statues.
⑤ Those people are having a photo shoot under the weeping cherry blossoms. I’ll go to the right side of the main hall.
⑥ This is the statue of St. Kannon.
⑦ This is the monument commemorating the 1100th anniversary of Kobo Daishi's death. We’ll now return to the front of the main hall.
⑧ You can see the shrine office in front. The main hall is on the right.
⑨ These are weeping cherry blossoms next to the main hall.
⑩ We’re back in front of the main hall. The photo shoot is still being held. We’ll return to the area around the bell tower.
⑪ The camellia flowers have fallen.
⑫ This is the stone statue of St. Kannon. Rare Buddha statues are placed on the sides.
⑬ These side Buddha statues look like children.
⑭ This is a weeping cherry tree between the shrine office and the main hall. It is in full bloom.
⑮ This is a close-up photo of weeping cherry blossoms.
⑯ You can see the reception of the shrine office.
⑰ These are yellow daffodils.
⑱ These are the weeping cherry blossoms in front of the shrine office. This weeping cherry tree is the oldest.
⑲ This tree is starting to bloom. But it is a little early for full bloom. Now we’re going home.
The main gate was donated by the Tsuchiura feudal lord during the Edo period.
The bell tower belonged to Chuzenji Temple, which was located on the site of the current Tsukubasan Shrine.
During the Meiji period, Chuzenji Temple was demolished due to the separation of Buddhism and Shintoism, and the bell tower escaped the disaster and was relocated to Izumi Kosodate Kannon at that time.
Of the 28 statues that had been enshrined in the destroyed main hall of Chuzenji, 17 were evacuated to the Izumi Kosodate Kannon and are housed in the hall next to the Chozuya. The 17 statues were built at the same time as the main hall in 1633.
This temple is famous for its weeping cherry blossoms (Shidarezakura, しだれ桜), so we went to see them.
① This is the main gate that was donated in 1687 by Tsuchiya Masanao(土屋政直), the lord of the Tsuchiura domain.
② This bell tower is the one that was relocated from Chuzenji Temple in the Meiji period.
③ You can see the Chozuya in the center and the weeping cherry blossoms in the back.
(※Chozuya refers to a place where you wash your hands and rinse your mouth before praying at a shrine and a temple.)
④ The front is the main hall that was rebuilt in 1862, and the right is the hall that houses the 28 statues.
⑤ Those people are having a photo shoot under the weeping cherry blossoms. I’ll go to the right side of the main hall.
⑥ This is the statue of St. Kannon.
⑦ This is the monument commemorating the 1100th anniversary of Kobo Daishi's death. We’ll now return to the front of the main hall.
⑧ You can see the shrine office in front. The main hall is on the right.
⑨ These are weeping cherry blossoms next to the main hall.
⑩ We’re back in front of the main hall. The photo shoot is still being held. We’ll return to the area around the bell tower.
⑪ The camellia flowers have fallen.
⑫ This is the stone statue of St. Kannon. Rare Buddha statues are placed on the sides.
⑬ These side Buddha statues look like children.
⑭ This is a weeping cherry tree between the shrine office and the main hall. It is in full bloom.
⑮ This is a close-up photo of weeping cherry blossoms.
⑯ You can see the reception of the shrine office.
⑰ These are yellow daffodils.
⑱ These are the weeping cherry blossoms in front of the shrine office. This weeping cherry tree is the oldest.
⑲ This tree is starting to bloom. But it is a little early for full bloom. Now we’re going home.
