Hongaku-in
📍 Wakayama, Koyasan · 618 Koya-san, Ito-gun, Wakayama
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
About
Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)
Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/
History
Hongaku-in awakens all to the Buddha-nature each being innately possesses. I have watched pilgrims through countless ages remember their true nature in this sacred place. It is not gaining something new, but recalling what was always within. This is the essence of practice. All who come here feel the warmth of homecoming.
Benefits
Primal awakeningFundamental enlightenmentBuddha-nature blooming
