Raikyuji Temple

4.0

"A 15-minute walk from Bitchu-Takahashi Station on the JR Hakubi Line. This is one of the Ankokuji temples established by the shogun Ashikaga Takauji. The temple is the 13th temple on the Setouchi 33 Kannon Pilgrimage and its principal object of worship is a statue of Avalokitesvara. The temple's central rock garden, featuring a symbolic depiction of legendary Mt. Penglai, was created around 1605 by Bitchu Province magistrate Kobori Masakazu and was designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 1974. Nicknamed ""The Crane and Tortoise Garden,"" the garden features symbolic depictions of a crane island and two turtle islands floating in a sea of white sand, with pruned satsuki azaleas representing waves; Mt. Atago stands in the distance, providing a stunning backdrop."

Spot details

Address: Okayama Pref. Takahashishi Raikyujichou 18 Map
Area: Takahashi / Fukiya Area
Phone: 0866223516
Hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Admission fee]
[Adult]400yen
[Junior high school student]200yen
Parking Lot: Available(10spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
English Menu: Available
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

the garden

Reviewed : 2018.11.16

The temple is modest, the garden is gorgeous :400 years old and still respecting the creators design
Immaculate gardens

Reviewed : 2018.11.09

The garden here expresses a serenity and quiet that you would associate with a temple. There is a fee for admittance. We spent under an hour here looking through the main building, all tatami mats...
Admire the Japanes garden of Raikyuuji, Master landscape artist Enshuu Koboris earliest works.

Reviewed : 2017.10.14

Raikyuuji is a Zen temple of the Rinzai Sect, founded in the early 14th century by order of Takauji Ashikaga, the founder of the Ashikaga (Muromachi) Bakufu (military government) that was overturned...