Shoukoji
📍 Gunma, Maebashi · 1-19-37 Mikawa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
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
Shoukoji, enshrined in Maebashi's Mikawa district, represents the unity of righteousness and happiness. While worldly fortune often comes from external sources, this temple teaches the path to true happiness arising from within the heart. Correcting pilgrims' hearts and illuminating their spiritual path, it continues shining quietly in the Mikawa district as a beacon of authentic joy.
Benefits
True happinessPath to joyHeart's correction
