Bando No.33 Nago-ji

Nago-ji, formally known as Fudaraku-san Nago-ji, is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Tateyama at the southern tip of the Chiba Peninsula, said to have been founded in 717 during the Nara period. It holds a pivotal place in Japanese pilgrimage geography as the 33rd and final station of the Bandō Kannon circuit — one of the oldest pilgrimage routes in the Kantō region — marking the completion of a journey that spans all 33 sacred sites. At the same time it counts as the first of the 34 temples of the old Awa Province, giving it a rare dual status as both terminus and beginning. Open daily from 08:00 to 17:00, the temple receives pilgrims who have made their way through the rugged coastal landscape of Cape Nojima.