Daifuku-ji, Buddhist temple in Tateyama, Japan.

Daifuku-ji is a Shingon temple in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, on Mount Funakata. Its Kannon Hall stands on a sheer cliff, supported by vermilion pillars, and is known as Cliff Kannon. Inside is a 1.5-meter-tall Kannon statue, and a cliff-carved eleven-faced Kannon is designated a Tateyama City Tangible Cultural Property.

Gyōki carved a Kannon image in 717 for local fishermen, praying for their safety and good catches, which began the temple. Ennin later built the Kannon Hall and founded the temple; how it joined Shingon is unknown. The Tokugawa shogunate granted it a red-seal certificate in the Edo period. Fire, heavy rain and the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake destroyed halls repeatedly, and major repairs from 2015 to 2016 restored the hall.

Pilgrims come here to pray before the Kannon statue kept inside the stone halls. The red wooden pillars holding the hall above the rock give the place a look that ties religious practice to the mountain setting.

The temple sits high on a cliff face, so sturdy footwear is a good idea and it helps to allow extra time for the walk. Some paths on the grounds are uneven, so taking care with each step makes the visit easier.

The hall is built directly into the rock face, so the stone of the cliff and the wooden structure meet without a clear boundary. At certain points, it is genuinely hard to tell where the mountain ends and the building begins.