Sefuku-ji

The Sefuku-ji temple stands near the summit of Mount Makio, featuring a reconstructed main hall that holds numerous Buddhist statues and religious artifacts.

Founded during the Nara period as a Shugendo training center, Sefuku-ji lost thousands of its sub-temples during Oda Nobunaga's military campaigns in the region.

The temple houses a significant thousand-armed Kannon statue from the Keicho era and serves as the fourth stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route.

Visitors need to walk approximately one kilometer uphill from the Makiosan bus stop to reach the temple, which opens Tuesday through Sunday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Ancient stone walls covered in moss remain scattered across the mountainside, marking the locations where numerous sub-temples once stood before their destruction.

Location: Izumi

Part of: Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, 33 pilgrimage sites of Izumi-saigoku, 西国愛染十七霊場, Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi

Address: 大阪府和泉市槙尾山町136

GPS coordinates: 34.39291,135.51158

Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:35