Joyoji
📍 Chiba, Nagareyama · 2-130-1 Nagareyama, Nagareyama, Chiba
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Joyoji flows with compassion that eternally blesses its visitors, much like the currents of the Nagareyama river. Seasons paint the temple gardens with changing beauty, each transformation a reminder of nature's continuous gift. Here, pilgrims find renewal and the balm of steadfast care.
Benefits
eternal blessinghealth and vitality