Hooenji
📍 Shiga, Takashima · Aiba, Aihara-cho, Takashima, Shiga
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
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
Hooenji in Takashima's Aihara teaches the sacred practice of returning gratitude. We receive gifts of kindness from parents, teachers, and friends throughout our lives. Those who remember and honor these debts of gratitude discover what makes us truly human. The temple's very name embodies this teaching. Returning favor is the foundation of a meaningful life. The goshuin here blesses those who practice sincere gratitude and compassionate reciprocity.
Benefits
Gratitude and return of favorsFilial pietyFulfillment of debt
