Shōfukuji
📍 Tochigi, Nasu-machi · 2003 Iono, Nasu-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Standing in Iono of Nasu-machi, Shōfukuji embodies the teaching that fortune visits those who pray with a sincere heart. Prayers from a crooked heart do not come true, but any genuine prayer finds fulfillment before this temple. To learn what a sincere heart is, visit this temple.
Benefits
Good fortuneSafeguardProsperity of descendants