Kumadani-ji, Buddhist temple on Shikoku pilgrimage route in Awa, Japan

Kumadani-ji is a Kōya-san Shingon temple at the foot of a hillside in Tsuchinari, Awa, Tokushima Prefecture. Its niōmon gate, a two-storey structure 12.3 m high and 9 m wide, stands about 100 m south of the present precinct. Inside, the chūmon is flanked by statues of Jikokuten and Tamonten, and the hondō stands beyond a flight of 33 stone steps.

The temple was founded in the early 9th century by Buddhist monk Kukai and sits along an important pilgrimage route. A fire in 1928 destroyed the main hall, and the subsequent reconstruction shaped the site as it appears today.

The temple is dedicated to Senjū Kannon and displays a Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteśvara statue in the main prayer hall. Visitors can observe how this deity figures into the daily worship practices of those who visit.

The two-storey Niōmon gate stands about 100 m south of the main precinct, so cross the public road after passing through it. From the car park, a path leads left past the tahōtō to the chūmon, then up 33 stone steps (the women's yakuyoke steps) to the Hondō; 42 more steps (the men's) lead to the Daishidō. The nōkyō office is south of the car park, and in winter it is heated by a wood stove.

The two-story gate, moved about 100 m south of the present precinct, is 13 m tall and counted as the largest temple gate on the Shikoku pilgrimage. The bell tower is built in the hakama-goshi style, and visitors are not allowed to strike its bell.