Souou-in
📍 Gifu, Takayama City · 149 Sakura-cho, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture
📿 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
Souou-in's name means that causes bear their appropriate fruits. This temple is a place where visitors observe their own karmic returns. Here, the law of causation works with particular clarity—good deeds bear good fruit, mistakes naturally correct themselves. I have watched many understand karma through direct experience. This quiet practice in the Takayama mountains offers life's greatest lessons.
Benefits
causal connectionkarmic returnachievement of enlightenment