Kōno-ji

📍 Nara, Yamazoe Village · 532 Fushiogai, Yamabe District, Yamazoe Village, Nara 639-1512, Japan

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About

MountainKitayama

SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school

PrincipalKannon Bosatsu

Founded1397

FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu

HeritageUNESCO World Heritage

Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/

History

Kōno-ji, cradled within emerald mountains, has kept sacred time immemorial. The priests who guarded this shrine have long conveyed the earnest prayers of countless souls to the heavens. I have observed their devotion shake the very stars themselves with its sincerity.