Jorakuin

for people who are interested in history

Original Text

I stopped by during cycling ｡ Aizu has remnants of hidden Christians in various places, and this Koyasu Kannon statue in a corner of the precincts of Jorakuin is also called "Maria Kannon". There is a cross on the hidden forehead, and is the child in the arms of Christ?

there's maria kwannon.

Original Text

When I was driving on the national highway, I saw a sign called "Jorakuin Maria Kannon", so I stopped by. The road to the precincts is narrow, but once you enter, there was also a parking lot where about 10 cars could be parked. Maria Kannon was enshrined in a small hall lined up on the left toward the main hall. Although it is made of stone, it is weathered because it is old or old, and it is thought that it was originally a beautiful colored Kannon-sama, and indeed, a cross can be seen on the forehead ...