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「立木さん」の呼び名で親しまれている立木山寺へ行ってまいりました。なんといっても石段の長さでも有名なお寺でしたので炎天下の中、撮影は体力勝負といった感じでした。
【Tachiki-kannon Temple】
A long time ago, there was a man who was traveling from place to place to study. His name was Koubou-Daishi. When he came to the Seta River he saw a strange, bright tree on Tachiki Mountain. A white buck came and lifted Daishi onto his back. Then he jumped over the Seta River, ran to the strange tree, and at that moment, the buck changed into Kannon-sama.
From that time on, the place has been called "Shishitobi". Koubou-Daishi believed this strange occurrence was Kannon-sama's will.
In Japan, it is said there is a critical year once in one's life.
It is 42 years old for men and 33 years old for women.
When Koubou Daishi was 42 years old he made an image of Kannon-sama from the strange tree in order to help people through their critical year. Since then, more than 1200 years have passed, but people still have faith in Kannon-sama, and come to this place, now known as "Tachiki Kannon" or "Tachiki-san".