Sōgen-ji
📍 Niigata, Sado · 3 Shimoyama no Kami-machi, Aika-ward, 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
Sōgen-ji means returning to the source of all things. In the words of the oldest practitioners we know, there is 'original face'—returning to one's unsullied first state. Visitors should remember their original face here. With age, many lose their original purity. Yet it is not lost, merely concealed. When touching this ancient air, the veil naturally lifts. Then you shine for the first time in your truest form.
Benefits
total well-beingaffirmation of beingoriginal face
