Okubo-ji
📍 Kagawa, Tawa Kanewari 96 · Sanuki
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Hours
7:00–17:00
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
Okubo-ji holds special significance as the kechigon-ji, the final eighty-eighth pilgrimage site of the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Temple Circuit. As the "temple of pilgrimage completion," it is a sacred place filled with gratitude and joy for pilgrims who have completed the Shikoku pilgrimage journey. Located in a deep, tranquil mountain environment, it has long been revered as a place where pilgrims who have finished their long spiritual journey offer prayers of relief and peace. It is also cherished as a starting point for a new life chapter, and many people visit to mark important milestones in their lives.
Benefits
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