Araidera
📍 Chiba, Ichikawa City · 1-9-1 Arai, Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–16:00
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
Araidera takes its name from the fresh waters that flow through the region, symbolizing purification and renewal. This temple has long been a place where pilgrims come to cleanse both body and spirit. The temple's waters have carried the prayers of countless seekers toward enlightenment. Such purification remains at the heart of all spiritual practice within these sacred walls.
Benefits
PurificationKarma cleansingNew beginnings