Entsuji
📍 Okayama, Tamashima Kashiwajima 451 · Kurashiki
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Available
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
Entsuji is an ancient temple located in Tamashima, Kurashiki City, positioned in a beautiful place overlooking the Seto Inland Sea. As a temple with a distinguished history continuing from the Nara period, it has gathered the faith of local people. Due to its proximity to the sea, many people visit to pray for safe navigation and prosperity of fisheries. In the quiet and peaceful temple grounds, one can calm the mind while feeling the gentle winds of the Seto Inland Sea. One may receive the compassionate power of Kannon.
Benefits
Safe navigationFamily safetyFulfillment of wishesRecovery from illnessProtection from calamityGood fortune and blessings