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Temple

Eihei-ji Temple

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Pref. Yoshidaguneiheijichou Shihi 10-5

A Soto school Buddhist temple located in Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida District, Fukui which is also the head temple of over 15 thousand branch temples scattered across Japan. The temple was founded as a meditation hall by Dogen in 1244. The grounds are enclosed by ancient Japanese cedars over 600 years old and are dotted with over 70 structures centering around a complete seven-structure temple compound. Some of the temple’s many highlights include numerous delicate sculptures housed in various buildings around the grounds; a stunning decorated ceiling inlaid with 230 images; and an original copy of the “Fukan zazengi” which is registered as a National Treasure and kept in the temple’s treasure house.
Myotsuji Temple

4.5

23 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Pref. Obamashi Monzen 5-21

This temple, famous for its late Heian period National Important Cultural Properties such as the wooden standing statues of Gozanze Myo-o, Jinja Daisho and Acalanatha among others, is also a valuable historical structure including the main hall and the three-storied pagoda, National Treasures built in the middle of the Kamakura period. The pagoda in particular is a typical Kamakura structure, notable for its overall balance and the precision of its entablature.

山の中にひっそりと佇むお寺で坂上田村麻呂の創建と伝わる真言宗のお寺です。福井県に2つある国宝がこちらの本堂と三重塔で、鎌倉時代の豪快で力強さを感じる建築物です。新緑の中で三重塔の美しさが引き立っていました。本堂内で仏像の説明もしていただけ、こちらの薬師如来の両脇が日光月光でないことなど興味深いお話を聞くことができました。
Jinguji Temple

4.5

29 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Pref. Obamashi Jinguji 30-4

Being a syncretized Shinto and Buddhist temple, this is an extremely rare temple where worshippers clap their hands. It is famous for the Shinto ritual of omizu-okuri (sending water) to the Nara’s Todaiji Temple Nigatsu-do Hall. It houses a late Kamakura period Deva Gate (a Nationally Important Cultural Property) and Nanboku-cho period wooden god and sitting goddess statues as well as the main hall (also a National Important Cultural Property) which was built in the Muromachi period and is so magnificent that it is said to be the best in Wakasa.

福井県小浜市の天台宗のお寺。本尊は薬師如来坐像。東大寺二月堂への「お水送り」が行われる。鎌倉初期、若狭彦神社別に神宮寺に改名。
Takidanji Temple

4.0

23 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Pref. Sakaishi Mikunichoutakidani 1-7-15

Founded by Eiken Shonin in 1375 during the Northern and Southern Dynasties Period, Takidaniji Temple houses a number of National Treasures, Important Cultural Properties and old documents, always keeping a portion of them on display. It has much to see, including the sansui garden, a Place of Scenic Beauty in the country. This spectacular Japanese garden offers a nice atmosphere through each of the four seasons.

各地の神社仏閣の人気ランキング？を掲載しているサイトから行き着きました。旅のガイドブック的なものには全く掲載されていませんでした。しかし福井と言えば永平寺ですが小規模な神社としては非常に魅力的なところです。東尋坊からも近く観光スポットとしては非常に良い場所です。本堂では色々とガイドもしてくれます。
Daianzenji Temple

4.5

11 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Pref. Fukuishi Tanotanichou 21-4

All the temple buildings including the main hall were designated as National Important Cultural Properties in 2008. This temple is famous for its vegetarian cuisine using seasonal ingredients such as wild and farmed vegetables, seaweed and grains. Reservations are accepted for groups of 10 or more and it is possible to combine a meal with courses in zazen (seated meditation) and shakyo (sutra copying), for example. This temple, where you can sightsee, participate and eat, is also the 10th stop for collecting amulets on the Hokuriku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.

I found zazen to be more demanding than I expected as I used to be able to sit cross-legged comfortably when I was younger. Unfortunately, time marches on and, even though chairs can be provided, I...
Hagaji Temple

4.0

15 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Obama-shi Haga 83-5

A temple in Haga, Obama. The temple was established in 716 by the monk Gyoki on order from the Empress Gensho. A wood standing statue of the Eleven-faced Kannon said to modelled on the appearance of Empress Gensho, a wood standing statue of the Thousand-hand Kannon, and a wood standing statue of Bishamonten from the Heian-period are all enshrined in the temple and are all designated Important Cultural Properties of Japan.

福井県小浜市羽賀にある高野山真言宗のお寺。本尊は十一面観音。女帝元正天皇をモデルにしたといわれています。
Myoraku Temple

4.5

14 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Obama-shi Nodai 28-13

A temple in Nodai, Obama City. The temple was founded in 797 CE by the monk Kobo Daishi and the principal object of worship is a standing wooden statue of the Thousand-hand Kannon said to have been made by Gyoki. The main hall was built during the Kamakura period and is the oldest building in the Wakasa area. The statue of Kannon is rare in that it also features 24 faces and with the temple has been designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan.

福井県小浜市野代にある高野山真言宗のお寺。本尊は千手観音菩薩。延暦16年797年空海が再興したと伝えられている。
Mantokuji Temple

4.0

12 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Pref. Obamashi Kanaya 74-23

Famous for its flowers, this temple has a dry landscape garden carpeted with white sand featuring azaleas in the spring, new greenery in the early summer and the changing leaves of Japanese maple trees in the fall which lend color to the temple. It also has the only garden designated as a National Place of Scenic Beauty of the eight local temples noted for their national treasures and cultural properties. It is also known for its wooden sitting statue of Amitabha, a National Important Cultural Property sculpted in the late Heian period.

紅葉の季節じゃなかったので・・・青紅葉と「五色つばき」が見物の季節でした。相変わらず綺麗に造られた、掃除もされている庭園、って感じ・・・・。今回は頑張って住職さんが口角泡を飛ばして説明されていたが、写真を撮るよりも、室内を眺めるよりもまずは私の説明を聞け！と云わんばかりの大声で・・・騒がしいだけ、寺院の説明にはそぐわない説明の仕方。施設へ行って説明を聞いたりするのも数千回、数万回とあったが、下手な...
Jokoji Temple

3.5

12 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Obama-shi Obamaasama 1

A temple in Obamaasama, Obama City. It was founded in 1630 by Jokoin, the wife of Kyogoku Takatsugu who was lord of the Wakasa Obama Domain and who was also known as Ohatsu, the second of the three Azai sisters, to pray for her husband's happiness in the next life. Portraits of Jokoin and a letter written in her own handwriting are still present at the temple. The main temple building was lost during the Taisho period but was rebuilt during the Heisei period. In June the Japanese Iris Festival is held on the temple grounds.

小雪舞う小浜散策の途中で寄りました。境内をＪＲ小浜線が横切っているのが、珍しいです。階段を上ると線路です。
Kokubunji Temple

3.5

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Obama-shi Kokubu 53-1

A temple in Kokubu, Obama City. This is one of the Kokubunji Temple's built throughout Japan by the imperial order of Emperor Shomu in 741 CE. The temple is home to a seated wooden statue of the Yakushi Nyorai which has been designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan and the over three-meter tall seated wooden statue of Shaka Nyorai. The main temple building has been burned down numerous times and the adjacent former located of the temple has been designated the Wakasa Kokubunji Temple Ruins National Historic Site.

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Ensho Temple

3.5

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Obama-shi Ozaki 22-15

A temple in Ozaki, Obama City. In 1444 the temple moved from its original location in a valley near Mt. Dainichi to its current location. After the move the temple converted from a Shingon Sect temple to a Rinzai Sect temple and the kanji that make up its name changed as well though the pronunciation stayed the same. Enshrined are two Buddhist statues, a nearly 2.5-meter-tall seated wooden statue of the Dainichi Nyorai and a standing wooden statue of the Acala Wisdom King. Both statues date back to the late Heian period and have been designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan. Also, the temple garden is a known habitat to the forest green tree frog.

拝観が終わった後で前庭に案内され、芽吹き始めた蕗の薹を摘んで袋いっぱいお土産にいただきました。蕗味噌にして味わいました。
Gotanjo-ji Temple

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Pref. Echizenshi Shoudenchou 32-1-1

A Soto Buddhist temple located in Shoden Town, Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture which has come to be known as the “Cat Temple” after being featured frequently in television programs and other media. The temple takes care of stray, sick, and injured cats; spays and neuters strays; and helps cats find new homes; at any given time, dozens of cats are being taken care of on the temple grounds. The temple works with Fukui Prefecture health and welfare centers and also periodically holds events to help their cats find new homes. The temple is visited by countless cat-lovers from around the country.
Saikoji Temple

3.0

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Fukui-shi Sanaicho 8-21

A temple of the Tendai Sect Shinsei School of Buddhism. It was once the Asakura family temple and located in Jiromaru, Fukui City but the Asakura family collapsed after Oda Nobunaga invaded Echizen. It was moved to its current location by Shibata Katsuie who took control of the region after them. After this it was carefully protected as his family's temple. On the temple grounds you'll find the grave of Shibata Katsuie as well as a stone monument dedicated to his wife, Oichi. Various belongings for both the Asakura family and Shibata family are stored within the temple's treasure hall.

柴田勝家とお市の方の墓所があります。宗派は天台真盛宗とあり、延徳年間の朝倉貞景の発願と門柱にしっかりと記されています。訪れたときは地域の子どもたちが堂内で何かの練習をしていました。地域との密着性も高いお寺ですね。柴田勝家公資料館という建物も敷地の中に建っています。
Shonenji Temple

4.0

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Sakai-shi Marukacho Nagasaki 19-17

A temple in Nagasaki, Maruoka-cho, Sakai City. In began in 721 as a hall containing the image of Amitabha founded by the monk Taicho on imperial request from Empress Gensho. Later, during the Kamakura period, the monk Ippen expanded it into a Jishu Sect temple and it flourished as the premier Amitabha prayer location in the Hokuriku region. It's also registered as a historic location of the prefecture due to being the gravesite for the samurai Nitta Yoshisada who was active during the Nanboku-cho period (mid-late 14th century).

天皇・公家側の武士であった新田義貞公墓所前に、10年も墓所前に住んでいた明智光秀公。武士の正統派、清和源氏の意地と決意が偲ばれる。光秀公の心中いかに。
Insetsuji Temple

4.0

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Echizen-shi Kyomachi 3-3-5

A temple in Kyomachi 3-Chome, Echizen City. The temple was founded in 1488 by Shinsei, the founder of the Shinseishu Sect of Tendai Buddhism, as the head temple of the sect. On the grounds is the main gate, which is adorned with sculptures of 16 Buddhist saints, a carp climbing a waterfall, and more as well as a stone Buddha who is said to appear to midnight watchmen checking for fires.

大きな屋根の山門が参道から目立つ天台真盛宗寺院でした。境内は明治天皇の行在所となった旨が紹介されており、又広い境内には幼稚園が併設されていました。更に多くの塔頭が同じ境内に立ち並んでいました。
Eikyuji Temple

4.0

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Echizen-shi Kyomachi 3-4-34

A temple in Kyomachi 3-Chome, Echizen. It was founded in 1525. The temple has been a gathering point for local believers for some time and on the grounds you'll find the Nichiren Daiseijin (Great Teacher of Nichiren Buddhism) wooden statue of Nichizo, a monk from the Kamakura period. It is also called the Yakuyoke no Soshi (The founder of protection against bad luck) and the Ichiboku-Santai no Soshi (The founder of three Buddha statues from one Tree).

「九識霊断」を紹介しる看板が掲げられていた日蓮宗寺院でした。旧市名の「武生市観光協会」による説明板が立っており本堂は明治19年に再建された旨が紹介されていました。
Tada Temple

4.0

4 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Obama-shi Tada 29-6

A temple in Tada, Obama City. It's said to have been founded in 749 CE on the imperial edict of Empress Koken. The principal object of worship is a standing wooden statue of Yakushi Nyorai and a local belief in 'Tada's Yakushi-san' has led to parishioners with eye afflictions visiting and praying for cures. Also enshrined is a standing wooden statue of the 11-faced Kannon and a standing wooden statue of a Bodhisattva. All three were made during the early Heian period and have been designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan.

ここは眼病にご利益があるとされる多田のお薬師さんとして有名な寺院です。３体の重文仏像を管理していますが、個人的には仏像よりもここの本堂の威風堂々たる佇まいが好きです。石段下から眺める重厚な姿は壮観。但し、拝観は事前予約が必要とか？？説明してもらわないならいつでも随時、拝観させれば良いのに・・・と思いますねぇ。
Hokyoji Temple

4.5

3 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Ono-shi Hokyoji 1-2

A temple in Hokyoji, Ono City. The temple was founded in 1278 by the monk Jakuen who came to Japan from the Southern Song Dynasty. It is the second temple for the Soto school of Zen Buddhism after Eiheiji Temple. One of the temple treasures, a portrait of the monk Dogen, founder of the Soto school, has been designated as a Cultural Property of the Prefecture. Also, the Former Hashimoto Family Residence, located next to the temple grounds, has been designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan.

中国宋に来ていた道元禅師と出会い、その後来日して永平寺で修業をされた寂円禅師が開かれたお寺です。山奥にひっそりと佇むお寺ですが、歴史を感じる山門をはじめいい雰囲気のお寺です。現在は永平寺から雲水の方が出向されてお寺を運営されているとのことです。こちらは龍双が滝へ向かう途中に表示された看板に気づいて立ち寄った場所でした。ちょうどその日永平寺に行く予定だったので、何となく縁を感じました。
Daishizan Seidaiji Temple (Echizen Great Buddha)

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Pref. Katsuyamashi Katase 50-1-1

"Daishiyama Seidaiji Temple, completed in 1987, is located about a 10-minute drive from the Katsuyama Interchange on the Chubu-Jukan Expressway. Kiyoshi Tada, founder of the Sogo Taxi Company, built it as the culmination of a long-held wish. The most striking feature is a 17-meter statue of Biroshana Nyorai (Vairocana) in the main building. The statue is commonly referred to as ""the Great Buddha of Echizen."" There are numerous additional images for visitors to venerate: standing statues of bodhisattvas and arhats and seated Buddhist images crowded along the walls. Furthermore, visitors can go to the top of the five-story pagoda and see a splendid view of the surrounding countryside."
Kippoji Temple

5.0

1 Reviews

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Fukui Yoshida-gun Eiheijicho Yoshimine 35-13-2

A temple in Yoshimine, Eiheiji Town, Yoshida County. This is the temple at which Dogen, founder of the Soto Sect, trained before establishing Eiheiji Temple, the main temple of his sect. On the grounds you'll still find the Gokaisan Zazenseki stone upon which he meditated. You can also hike along the Soseki Course, about a 14-kilometer-trail traveled by Dogen that ends at Eiheiji Temple.

越前竹原駅で下車し、のどかな山間の道路を案内板に従って行くと、吉峰寺に着きます。駅から徒歩だと一時間かかるので、アクセスはタクシーかマイカーがお勧めです。お寺境内まで石畳の参道もあって、とても厳しい上り坂ですが運動不足解消には良いかと思います。巨木に囲まれた境内に、ひっそりとたたずむ本堂があり、とても厳かな雰囲気に包まれていました。吉峰寺には登山コースがあり、本堂の裏より大佛寺山へ通じる登...

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Northeast of Kyoto, the ancient Tojinbo Cliffs separate Fukui prefecture from the Sea of Japan in a stretch of land well worth exploring. Water sports and seaside delicacies are available in abundance as the spectacular rugged coastline flattens down into beaches to the west of the prefecture, while inland, Fukui is home to Zen Buddhist temples and historic ruins.