Zenchō-ji
📍 Niigata, Sado · 641 Akadome, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture
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
A temple standing quietly in the peaceful land of Akadome. We rarely visit here, yet each time we do, we feel deep solitude and supreme tranquility. True to its name reflecting the long practice of Zen, do not hurry, do not rush—simply return to your original nature. Visitors shall face their true selves in this place's silence. Here one learns the preciousness of waiting long. This is the teaching of this sacred place.
Benefits
zen wisdompatient heartperseverance and enlightenment
