Jigen-ji, Buddhist temple in Daitō, Japan

Jigen-ji, known as Nozaki Kannon, is a Sōtō Zen temple on the middle slope of the northern Ikoma Mountains in Daitō, Osaka Prefecture. Its main hall, moved here in 1950 from the Kannon hall of Kusaka Dairyū-ji, is a 1695 building enshrining an eleven-faced Kannon. A 1999 mural, Hana-chō Bosatsu, depicts the twelve zodiac constellations.

The temple's founding dates to between 749 and 757 when an Indian Brahmin priest recognized the location as resembling Sarnath, a major Buddhist site. The monk Gyoki played a role in establishing this sacred place.

The spring rite, called Nozaki Mairi, is a sutra-chanting service for all beings, living and dead, held in early May and continued since the Edo period. From May 1 to 10 the approach from Nozaki Station fills with stalls and draws more than 200,000 pilgrims. The temple also holds zazen every Sunday and a sutra-copying session on the 18th of each month.

The temple can be reached by heading east from Nozaki Station, which is served by local rail lines. The elevated location means visitors should prepare for some walking uphill.

The temple holds a nine-tiered stone pagoda built in 1294 that stands as one of the oldest structures of its kind in the northern Kawachi area. This tower represents an uncommon example of stone craftsmanship from the medieval period.