Mitaki-dera was founded in 809 during the Daidō era. Mitaki-dera is familiar with the name of "Mitaki-Kannon" (三滝観音). The temple grounds include three waterfalls, and their waters are used as an offering to the victims of the atomic bomb during the annual Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony.
Mitaki-dera
Hiroshima
8 AM–5 PM
The tahōtō was dismantled from Hiro-Hachiman-jinja (広八幡神社) in Hirogawa, Wakayama in 1951, to hold a memorial service for the victims of the atomic bomb.
There is the wooden seated statue of Amida Nyorai in the Tahōtō. Mitaki-dera is famous for sakura, autumn leaves and maples. Mitaki-dera is the 13th of Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.
Address
411 Mitakiyama, Nishi Ward, Hiroshima, 733-0805, Japan