[It's not just Inubozaki in Choshi, Chiba. Iinuma-san Enpukuji Temple and Iinuma Kannon Temple have beautiful vermilion-painted pillars]

[It's not just Inubosaki, Choshi. Iinuma-san Enpuku-ji Temple, Iinuma Kannon, with its beautiful vermilion-lacquered pillars] This is a temple where you can get some exercise while touring the fish market and restaurants serving fish dishes from Kannon Station. You can also take the Choshi Electric Railway from Kannon Station or the fish restaurant and head to the sunset over Inubosaki. If you go all the way to Inubosaki and it's cloudy, touring this Shingon Buddhist temple and seeing the magnificent five-story pagoda and the vermilion-lacquered main hall may refresh your mind and give you energy. April 9th, Great Buddha Day (from the temple's official website) It will be bustling in the morning on this day. ``On April 9th, 2025, the first 100 people to visit Iinuma Kannon will receive a gift of the Great Buddha's Enlightenment Kakuni (tuna tsukudani). ◎Tsukudani distribution location [Iinuma Kannon] 1-1 Babacho, Choshi City◎Distribution date and time Wednesday, April 9, 2025, from 10:00 AM◎First 100 people, until supplies last [Inquiries] Enpukuji Daishido 293-1 Babacho, Choshi City』 🕌Iinumayama Enpukuji Iinuma Kannon 🕰️Business hours: 8AM–5PM 📍Location: 293 Babacho, Choshi, Chiba 288-0054 『This is a haiku poem read by the haiku poet Kochoan (Kanbei Suzuki, from Ogose-cho, Iruma-gun, Saitama Prefecture) of Koami-cho, Nihonbashi, Edo, in 1841 (Tempo 12), and the monument stands in the garden of the main temple of Enpuku-ji. If you look at a map, Choshi is located at the easternmost tip of the Kanto region, facing the Tone River to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the southeast, truly on the outskirts of the country. Enpukuji Temple is located in the center of Choshi City, also known as Iinuma Kannon since ancient times, and has attracted many believers, and the city of Choshi has developed as a temple town for the Kannon. The Kannon Hall, surrounded by entertainment venues such as movie theaters and restaurants, is always bustling with people. 』(From the official website) Iinuma Kannon Main Hall It is the 27th temple of the 33 Kannon Temples of Bando, and the principal image is the Eleven-Headed Kannon Bodhisattva (a secret Buddha). It is affectionately known as ``Choshino Kannon-sama'' by many Kannon believers from all over the country, and is a source of faith and reverence. The festival on the 18th of each month has also been revived, and is bustling with many worshippers. 』 🕌Five-story pagoda 『It is the only five-story pagoda in Chiba Prefecture, with a total height of 33.55 meters, completed in 2009, and is a symbol of Choshi. 🕰️Business hours: [Five-story pagoda doors open only when the weather is fine and there is no wind] Every 8th of the month (Yakushi Festival) 11:00 am-12:00 pm Every 18th of the month (Kannon Festival) 3:00 pm-4:30 pm』 Great Buddha 『This is a seated statue of Amida Nyorai, 17 shaku (about 5.4 meters), built in 1711. Made of bronze, the lotus pedestal (a base shaped like a lotus flower) is engraved with the names of tens of thousands of donors. There are also several marks of machine gun fire from World War II that remain on the knees. 』 #tourism #chibatourism #chibatrip #domestictravelstrategy #springzeroyentripmytravelplanjapanjapantripjapantrip