In this artwork, how is the Support discussed?
Unlike a typical temple, Koa Kannon has no graves and thus no patrons under the danka system except for the surviving family of the seven war criminals. Koa Kannon is always requesting general help since the only thing maintaining the temple is offering money from visitors, volunteers, and members of support groups. One such association is the Koa Kannon Support Group, which was founded in 1942 by its first president Iwane Matsui and is preserved primarily by local devotees in Atami.
There was in addition the Society to Protect the Koa Kannon which was established in 1994, but due to a scandal involving some of its board members it dissolved in March 2011.
Iwane Matsui danka system Atami Kannon