Asukadera

📍 Nara, Asuka · 682 Asuka, Asuka-cho, Takaichi-gun

📿 Goshuin Info

Hours

9:00–17:00

Fee

Direct-write

Available

Pre-written

Available

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About

MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage

History

Byakko

Japan's oldest temple, enshrined in Asuka. What I know is the weightiness of history, like the first light of Buddhism arriving in this land. Even a single ancient tile speaks of fourteen hundred years of continuous faith.

Benefits

Good fortuneAcademic successMisfortune removal

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