Tokoji
📍 Tochigi, Ashikaga · 224 Haga-cho, Ashikaga, Tochigi
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
The light embodied in Tokoji's name has long served as a guiding beacon for the bewildered. Rooted in Haga-cho, this temple brings divine illumination to darkened hearts and continues to light the path toward hope. All prayers offered here are enveloped in the Buddha's radiance.
Benefits
Divine illuminationGood fortune