Kannonin Kagaji — Local services in Kaga

One of the strangest experiences I've ever had. This place is in the boonies in a once booming town of Kaga Onsen. You can see this huge Kannon (Guan Yin or Avalokitasvera) statue from the station. It's next door to a completely abandoned hotel which I think was called Kaga Kannon Hotel or something. This whole area reeks of bubble period waste and over spending, it feels so surreal. The temple grounds are devoid of people, sometimes even no caretakers. But it is actually one of the more interesting temple in Japan. All together I spent about an hour and a half here, enjoying the hot summer bizareness. There is a short walking tour of the life of the buddha with some huge room with hundreds of Kannon statues at the end. The giant statue itself is actually enterable and is full of supporter name plates...

such a nice place to enjoy the peace with a hundreds of buddha statues covered by gold leafs.The temple open at 10:00 AM to about 6:00 PM, 500 yen for entrance fee, strongly...

Impresionante templo en Kaga Onsen dedicado a Kannon. La estatua de la diosa Kannon tiene más de 70 metros de alto. Y es tan grande que, la imagen del pequeño Buda que tiene en brazos tiene la cabeza tan grande como el gran Buda de Nara, para que os hagáis una idea de la comparación. Se ve desde la estación de tren y para llegar nos lleva unos 15 minutos caminando (además se puede subir a...