Kannonkyō-ji, Buddhist temple in Shibayama, Japan

Kannonkyō-ji is a Buddhist temple situated on a forested hill with traditional wooden structures and surrounding gardens. The site also includes the Shibayama Haniwa Museum and provides parking facilities for visitors.

The complex was founded in 781 and later became important to firefighting groups who sought protection from disasters. This connection to firefighters shaped the site especially during the Edo period.

The Nio statues in the Niomon gate are known as the Shibayama Nio, revered as guardians against fire and theft, and Edo-period firefighters from the city's fire brigades worshipped here. The temple is the 28th and final stop on the Kazusa Yakushi pilgrimage and the 33rd and final stop on the New Kazusa Thirty-Three Kannon route. The Shibayama Haniwa Museum stands within the grounds.

The temple stands at Shibayama 298 in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, a short drive from Narita Airport. The Nio gate is unusual: tatami-matted rooms sit directly in front of the two guardian statues. The Shibayama Haniwa Museum is on the temple grounds, so allow time for both.

The Nio statues in the Niomon gate were carved in 1388 by the Buddhist sculptor Bizen Ajari Yukinobu. Records of repairs are known: the gate and statues were damaged by a great wind in 1466, the A-gyo statue was repaired alone in 1470, and both statues were repaired in 1520.