Postcards from Japan

Asamayama Kannondo
浅間山観音堂

Temple

Tsumgaoi, Gunma

Asamayama Kannondo is a small temple located within the rugged lava fields of Onioshidashi Park on the slopes of Mount Asama in Gunma. Built in 1958 to honor those who died in the 1783 volcanic eruption, it serves as a branch of Tokyo’s Kaneiji temple.

Asamayama Kannondo
Asamayama Kannondo | Goshuin Collection