Heisenji Temple Hakusan Shrine

Shrine

4.5

A temple in Heisenji-cho, Katsuyama City. It was founded in 717 CE as a location to worship the holy mountain, Mt. Hakusan. By the time of the warring states period it had swelled into a massive holy city housing 8000 monks. Though prosperous the monastery was then destroyed during the Ikko-Ikki Jodo Shinshu Buddhist uprising. Remnants of the massive temple grounds still remain and the area has been designated a national historic site called the Old Temple Grounds of the Hakusan Heisenji Temple. It is also called the Kokedera or Moss Temple because of the beautiful scenery of the grounds completely covered in moss.

Spot details

Address: Fukui Katsuyama-shi Heisenjicho Heisenji 56-63 Map
Area: Eihei-ji Temple / Ono / Katsuyama Area
Phone: 0779881591
Hours: Sunday out- Sunset
Closed: open everyday
*There is snow in winter
Fees: [Worship fee] Free
[Garden]50yen
Parking Lot: Available (municipal parking lot)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
English Menu: Not available (Available to 'Mahoroba')
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 60-120 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Not possible (with stairs, with back farm road)
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Review

Beautiful and secluded

Reviewed : 2020.02.18

Beautiful secluded and most zen shrine in the whole of japan. When I visited literally nobody was there which made it more beautiful.
Calm amidst beauty of nature

Reviewed : 2018.08.26

Went here with a Japanese speaker. Met a few people who enjoyed sharing their knowledge with us. Wouldnt have been able to do that without her help. Even if you do not know Japanese this is a...
beautiful and sacred environment

Reviewed : 2017.09.18

Hakusan (literally, the white mountain in Japanese) is a ~2700 m tall mountain extending between Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui and Gifu prefectures. It has been a sacred mountain for many in the area...