Choraku-ji Temple
📍 Tochigi, Nasu · 1404 Terako-Hei, Nasu, Nasu District, Tochigi
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Standing in the land of Terako-Hei, this temple has been revered in Nasu as a place that guards long life. Through the generations I have watched, people have been blessed by this temple's grace and completed long, full lives. Unchanged since ancient times, this temple brings long happiness and the true abundance found in quietude to all who visit.
Benefits
Long life blessingGood fortuneProsperity