Dokkozan Shoryuji Temple

4.0

Located 20 minutes by car from Tosa Interchange, this temple is 38th of the 88 sacred places on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. It is said that when Kobo Daishi studied in China, he prayed to the gods to find suitable locations for sacred places by throwing three ritual implements (a gokosho pestle, a sankosho pestle and a dokkosho pestle); the dokkosho pestle landed here and the temple was founded. The principal object of worship is Namikiri Fudomyo which guards against accidents at sea. It was accessed by boat across Uranouchi Bay until 1973 when the bridge opened. That is why the main hall has many votives of boats. A must-see is the seated statue of Aizenmyoo, a Nationally Important Cultural Property, enshrined in the main hall.

Spot details

Address: Kouchi Pref. Tosashi Usachou Ryu 601 Map
Area: Around Niyodo River Area
Phone: 0888563010
Parking Lot: Available(Cars20spaces)
※Free

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Well worth the walk up

Reviewed : 2018.11.16

This temple is #36 as part of the 88 temple tour on Shikoku. There are long stairs but make the effort to spend some time at the Main Temple -Hondo and the Daishidou.A truly mystical place set up...
I guess if you like temples

Reviewed : 2016.09.05

If you are doing the 88 temple hike, or a really into temples, you will like this temple. For me I found it average. A so so temple. Its not as picturesque as some of the others, but its not awful...
急な石段を上がって本堂へ

Reviewed : 2024.03.20

手前の駐車場から境内に進むと急坂の石段が目に入りました。ここを上がらなければ本堂と大師堂に到達出来ず、年配の参拝者には大変そうでした。その本堂と大師堂ですが、傷みも少なく全体に新しい建築のようでした。猶、同寺の奥の院は車で移動するとかなりの大廻りになるようで移動の都合上断念しました。