Meijoji

📍 Tochigi, Nikko · 791 Seo, Nikko, Tochigi

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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

Standing in the Seo district of Nikko, Meijoji is indeed a place of bright and quiet practice. Protected by groves of towering cedar, this temple has calmed the hearts of visitors for centuries. In this land filled with Nikko's spiritual energy, many find light within silence.