| Sugimoto-dera | |
|---|---|
 The Main Hall (Hon-dō) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tendai |
| Deity | Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Headed Kannon) |
| Location | |
| Location | 903 Nikaidō, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0002 |
| Country | Japan |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Emperor Kōmyō (?) |
| Completed | 734 (?) |
Sugimoto-dera (大蔵山観音院杉本寺, Taizō-zan Kannon-in Sugimoto-dera) is a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, one of the oldest temples in Kamakura and, together with Hōkai-ji, the only one of the Tendai denomination.[1] The temple is Number one of the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage circuit.[1] Two of the three statues of goddess Kannon it enshrines are Important Cultural Properties.[1] Sugimotodera is nicknamed Geba Kannon ("Dismount Kannon"), because horsemen never failed to dismount from their steeds when they passed by.[2] (According to a different version of the legend, non-believers always fell from their horse when passing in front of the temple.)[3] The temple is a branch temple (末寺, matsuji) of Hōkai-ji.[4]