Mizusawa-dera
| Mizusawa-dera | |
|---|---|
水澤寺 | |
Kannon-dō (Main hall) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Deity | Juichimen Senju Kannon |
| Rite | Tendai |
| Status | functioning |
| Location | |
| Location | 214 Mizusawa, Ikaho-machi, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma |
| Country | Japan |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°28′45.6″N 138°56′43″E / 36.479333°N 138.94528°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Empress Suiko (?) |
| Completed | Asuka period (?) |
| Website | |
| http://www.mizusawakannon.or.jp/index.php | |
Mizusawa-dera (水澤寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect located in the city of Shibukawa in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Its honzon is a bronze statue of Senju Kanzeon Bosatsu (千手観世音菩薩). The temple is also referred to as simply the Mizusawa-Kannon (水 澤 観 音). It is the 16th stop on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage route of 33 temples sacred to Kannon in the Kantō region.