Koninji
📍 Niigata, Sado · 4448 Hamochi-hongou, Sado, Niigata 952-2135
About
Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)
Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/
History
This temple, embodying vastness and compassion, welcomes all who seek forgiveness and renewal. In its serene mountain setting, even the most hardened hearts have found reason to soften. The boundless mercy taught here extends to every living being, offering hope to those who thought themselves beyond redemption.
Benefits
Vast compassionUniversal salvationTolerance and forgiveness