Uhouji
📍 Saitama, Kuki City · 45 Kitaaoyagi, Kuki City, Saitama
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Uhouji, the Rain Treasure Temple, stands in the wetlands of Kuki as a sacred repository of prayers for water and abundance. The white fox loves the scent of rain—here, it becomes a spiritual blessing. Water descending from heaven is the source of all life. Through countless generations, farmers have brought their hopes for bountiful harvests to this temple, where their earnest prayers echo still.
Benefits
Rain blessingWater's blessingsBountiful harvest