I got this sticker at a buddhist temple in kyoto and I can’t read all the kanji.
I’ve successfully identified the middle as 厄除十手 観音 which should translate to some kannon protecting from misfortune although google translate says differently?
The other parts I don’t really get, on the left it says something with Kyoto (what exactly?) and then the temple name, 愛宕念仏寺.
But I really can’t read the stuff on the right… Anybody who can identify this?
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If I have to take a guess it’s 嵯峨野めぐりの始発点 (さがのめぐりのしはつてん).
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It’s actually 厄除千手観音
厄除 – warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
千手観音 – thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon
Per Google, that’s this Buddhist deity:
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@plantron
Seems like this is correct, thanks a lot! That should translate to something like the starting point of a route from what I can tell. But even with Kanji this doesn’t make much sense to me 
@MissMisc
Oh yes, somehow I read that as 10. That makes much more sense, thanks!
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Ah, that’s on my list of places I’d like to go. Is it a nice place? Worth visiting? 
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Yes, totally! It was completely empty when I was there because they charge admission, and it’s worth visiting for the buddha statues. I haven’t seen another temple with this many statues afterwards.
It’s also nice to be able to take in the atmosphere on your own and take a mat to sit down inside the temple, but maybe I was just lucky with the timing.
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