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Fumonzan Koanji Temple (Nakada Kannon)

弘安寺(中田観音)  ·  Buddhist temple

The Aizu Japan Heritage site records that Nakata Kannon is the 30th of Aizu's 33 Kannon pilgrimage sites, and that the temple was named Koan-ji because it was built in the second year of the Koan era, 1279.

The Kannon hall of Koanji Temple (Nakada Kannon), a wooden hall with a large double roof and carved eaves, approached by a paved path between stone lanterns.
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The Agency for Cultural Affairs records the altar cabinet of the temple's old Kannon hall as an Important Cultural Property of the late Kamakura period.

Hours

The charges below are the ones the Aizu Misato Town Tourist Association publishes.

We have not found opening hours published for this temple. The sources below give the other details on this page.

Admission

Viewing the Kannon, individual (reservation needed)500 yen

The tourist association lists this charge for viewing the Kannon, which needs a reservation by the day before.

Aizu Misato Town Tourist Association (Misatono) — Fumonzan Koanji Temple (Nakada Kannon) (English)

Getting there

  • Negishi Station — about 5 minutes on foot

Japan Heritage Visiting 33 Kannon in Aizu — Nakata Kannon (English)

Worth knowing

Sources

History and background, Getting there, Viewing the Kannon by reservationJapan Heritage Visiting 33 Kannon in Aizu — Nakata Kannon (English)
What you can seeAgency for Cultural Affairs — Koanji old Kannon hall altar cabinet (Important Cultural Property)
AdmissionAizu Misato Town Tourist Association (Misatono) — Fumonzan Koanji Temple (Nakada Kannon) (English)

Information checked: September 14, 2026.