Tōkōji
📍 Saitama, Iruma City · 1437 Oyada, Iruma City, Saitama
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Tōkōji temple, honoring the Light of the East, serves as a beacon illuminating life's darkest passages. The white fox, having witnessed both shadow and radiance through endless cycles, recognizes this light as particularly pure and potent. Those lost in confusion find their way to this temple, where an inner lamp ignites—the compassionate light of Buddha's mercy cutting through confusion's fog.
Benefits
Divine illuminationPath openingObstacle removal