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Ohashi Kannon-ji
御橋観音寺
Main Hall
Religion
AffiliationChizan Shingon
DeityJūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara)
Location
Location94 Naoya, Yoshii-chō, Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture
CountryJapan
Geographic coordinates33°16′23″N 129°42′02″E / 33.27306°N 129.70061°E / 33.27306; 129.70061
The stone bridge of Ohashi Kannon-ji

Ohashi Kannon-ji (御橋観音寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shū Chizan-ha in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Sekkyōzan (石橋山).

According to the temple story, Ohashi Kannon-ji was founded in the early 8th century by Gyōki, who traveled around Japan to preach to commoners.

The temple precincts are a natural stone bridge made by erosion of tertiary sandstone with two lines. It is one of the Hirado Hakkei (平戸八景) eight landscapes within the former territory of Hirado Domain.

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