Sai'enji
📍 Yamaguchi, Nagato · 1504 Senaki, Nagato
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Sai'enji is an ancient temple of the Jodo sect located near the sea in Senaki, Nagato. As a nenbutsu practice hall where people pray for rebirth in Amida's Pure Land in the West, it has long gathered the faith of local people. Situated in the picturesque seaside of Senaki, it offers a wonderful view of the sunset sinking into the Sea of Japan. It is a sacred place where people quietly join their hands in prayer, seeking solace wrapped in the compassion of Amida Nyorai and freed from the sufferings of this world.
Benefits
rebirth in paradisefulfillment of wishesmaritime safetyfamily harmonyhealing from illnessancestor veneration