Osu Kannon - Nagoya

Osu Kannon is a Buddhist temple in central Nagoya. The temple was originally built in Gifu Prefecture during the Kamakura Period (1192-1333), then moved to the current site by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1612 after the original temple was damaged by flooding. The main object of  worship is a wooden statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy.

As I approached, I was surprised to see how close the houses and surrounding buildings were to the temple.

I climbed the stairs and had a view of the site.