Seifuku-ji
📍 Nagasaki, Nagasaki · 3-77 Tamazonecho, Nagasaki
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–16:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Unknown
Pre-written
Available
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
A venerable Zen temple located in Tamazonecho, Nagasaki. True to its name "Seifuku-ji," it has been loved by the local community as a temple that bestows sacred blessings and virtue. Based on Zen teachings, it has a history of functioning as a place of practice for those seeking inner peace and wisdom. In the quiet grounds, one can calm the mind through zazen meditation and dharma talks, a place where one can step away from daily hustle and bustle to face one's true self. Through the compassion and wisdom of the Buddha, it brings peace and blessings to the hearts of visitors.
Benefits
peace of body and minddevelopment of wisdomhousehold safetybusiness prosperityacademic successhealing from illness