Kounomine-ji Temple, Buddhist temple on Mount Konomine in Yasuda, Japan

Kōnomine-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple near the summit of Mount Kōnomine in Yasuda, Kōchi, at an elevation of 424.2 m. Its main hall, Daishidō and Niō gate stand on a wooded hillside; the gate is a two-storey irimoya-style tower housing Kongōrikishi statues. From the gate, about 160 stone steps climb to the halls, and a garden of azaleas, rhododendrons, peaches and maples lines the approach.

The temple has ancient origins and was originally dedicated to Amaterasu Omikami, the sun goddess in Japanese tradition, before becoming a Buddhist temple. Over time, it became integrated into the Shikoku Pilgrimage network as a key spiritual station.

As the 27th of the 88 Shikoku pilgrimage temples, Kōnomine-ji is known as a "henro korogashi" — a stretch that trips up pilgrims. Its go-eika hymn plays on the name Kōnomine, joining the mountain's height with the sound of water. The temple's own water, Kōnomine no Mizu, is one of 40 selected Tosa springs. A haiku stone by Kyokuyō stands right of the bell tower.

The temple stands at 424.2 m near the summit of Mount Kōnomine; after the Niōmon gate, about 160 stone steps still lead up to the main hall. The approach is known as a "pilgrim-crusher" (henro-korogashi). A road now runs from the foot of the mountain, and a parking area for 30 vehicles sits by the office where sutras are stamped.

The spring by the stone steps before the main stairway is called Kōnomine no Mizu, not Ishimizu, and is one of 19 springs listed among Tosa's 40 famous waters under a 1990 prefectural ordinance. The temple's pilgrimage song also mentions the sound of water on the mountain.