Onsenji Temple

This ancient temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect is said to have been founded by the monk Dochi during the Nara period, and is also the guardian temple of Kinosaki Onsen. In the past, it was customary to make a prayer before bathing in the hot springs, and to give thanks for the water before bathing. The principal image of the temple, a standing eleven-faced Kannon statue, is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property and is open to the public once every 33 years.