Kenseinji
📍 Hokkaido, Okushiri Town · 782 Okushiri, Okushiri Town, Okushiri District, Hokkaido
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Unknown
Pre-written
Unknown
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Standing at the island's edge, this temple witnesses the eternal dialogue between nature and human spirit. True to its name—clarity through austerity—it purifies all defilement, elevating heart and body. Island inhabitants have long come to cleanse their souls. The crash of waves, the whisper of wind, all harmonize with this temple's sacred invocation. The protective spirit watching over this island endures eternally.
Benefits
purity and integritymaritime safetyisland protection