Kōtoku-ji
📍 Niigata, Murakami · Haguroguchiichi 7-24, Murakami, Niigata
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
Kōtoku-ji embodies light and virtue intertwined. In Murakami's Haguroguchiichi, it purifies the hearts of practitioners and dispels the delusions of ordinary folk. Teaching by example, it guides all toward moral cultivation and enlightenment through the illuminating power of dharma.
Benefits
path of lightvirtue cultivationdelusion dispelling