Dedicated to Golden Kannon god, miraculously fished out from the nearby Sumida River by two brothers.


KANNON BOSATSU
Sanskrit = Avalokitesvara, Avalokiteshvara, Lokeshvara
GODDESS OF MERCY, GOD OF COMPASSION
Help For People in Distress in the Earthly Realm
Chinese = Kuan Yin or Guanshiyin; Tibetan = Spyan-ras-gzigs
Less-Known Japanese Spellings = Kanjizai, Kanzeon, Kwannon