Along with Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto and Hase-dera Temple in Nara Prefecture, Ishiyama-dera Temple is one of the foremost Kannon Pilgrimages, being the stamp office for temple number 13 of the Saigoku Sanjusankasho (the 33 temples that are visited during the Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage) in western Japan.
石山寺は、京都の清水寺や奈良県の長谷寺と並ぶ、日本でも有数の観音霊場で、西国三十三箇所観音霊場第13番札所となっている。