Kandayama Enmei-in
📍 Ibaraki, Bando · 715 Kandayama, Bando, Ibaraki
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Enmei-in, established on Kandayama in Bando, continues to draw devotees seeking blessings for a long and healthy life, true to its name. The universal wish to walk steadily and healthily until life's final chapter has echoed through all the ages. The accumulated prayers of countless pilgrims I have witnessed across time gather here to invoke and strengthen the divine protection of this sacred place.
Benefits
Longevity blessingHealth and long lifeGood fortune