Jihouin
📍 Chiba, Kashiwa · 178-1 Fujigaya, Kashiwa, Chiba
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Jihouin, standing in Fujigaya, carries Buddhism forward to future generations. Despite the world's turbulent waves, unchanging truth has always been taught here. Visitors do not merely acquire knowledge but embody the dharma in body and mind, naturally transmitting it to coming ages. The temple flows eternally as Buddhism's sacred river.
Benefits
Dharma ProtectionLaw's GuardBuddhism's Flow