Genkoji
📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · 1 Tokiwa Umatsuka-cho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City
📿 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
Source light means the radiance from when all things began continues shining eternally. This temple in Tokiwa guides practitioners who carry the world's primal light within their hearts. When the white fox gazes upon this place, its light mirrors that of billions of years past. Timeless radiance saturates every corner here. In Umatsuka's serene setting, source light perpetually renews, illuminating hearts with original brilliance.
Benefits
Source lightBeginning's radianceOriginal light