Azabu Great Kannon , Tokyo, Japan. Eiheiji Tokyo Betsuin Of The Soto Sect Of Buddhism, Located In Nishiazabu 2-Chome, Minato-Ku, Tokyo.the Kannon Hall Is Dedicated To The Eleven-Faced Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Known As The Azabu Great Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.since The Distant Past, There Has Been An Udo Dedicated To A Statue Of The Kannon (Goddess Of Mercy), Which Is Said To Have Been Made Of The Same Wood As That Used In Hase-Ji Temple In Nara. When Shigemasa Yamaguchi Was Invited By Ieyasu Tokugawa To Edo In 1591, He Received A Villa In Shibuyagahara, And In 1598, He Built Hasedera Temple Based On This Shibuyagahara Kannon Hall.

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