What other travelers are saying about Kōshō-ji Temple
This is a pretty temple. I think the photos speak for themselves! It's quite spacious and when I visited at 4pm, there weren't many people.
Compared to the Kakuo-zan Nittai-ji temple, this Kōshō-ji temple is more rustic and personal. It's more cozy and welcoming, parts of it requires a bit of a climb, but there are escalators on one side.
This temple is a nice place to come and think.
Serene. Empowering. Beautiful.
My limited vocabulary cannot explain the experience of visiting this shrine on an empty weekday afternoon.
The entrance is obviously grand, and inviting in its own special way. The big Buddha statue does not disappoint.
The forest and paths around the temple are absolutely worth the dérive - you easily lose time, especially if your phone’s switched off because you don’t plan day trips well (:
Do walk around the estate and find labelled paths around the monastery area, ritualistic spaces, the eating buddhas, the woods, and the running track.
This temple is very historic, beautiful and clean. The peacefulness of this location is really amazing. It's hard to believe that this temple is in the middle of a busy city.
There is a little forest reserve which you have to cross to get to the temple and this walk is very beautiful. If you are visiting Nagoya, especially the Yagoto area, this is a must visit place.
It's a nice temple in Yagoto. Very calm and peaceful place. The temple garden is very big and it's a great place to spend some time. There is also an escalator to go uphill. There are some souvenir shops as well. It's very close to the Yagoto station. When you exit from exit 1 of subway, it's only a 100 m walk.
It is a Buddhist Temple which opens its worship hall and allows worshippers and visitors for worship and other religious practices inside the hall. Such an open-door policy is rather rare for the temples or shrines in Japan.
Visitors can walk around the courtyard to enjoy pagoda, center Buddha statue and other various statues in the courtyard.
The Temple has escalator for visitors who want to visit the bury/ the tomb worship area.
Kōshō-ji Temple was founded in 1233 by Dogen Zenji and later relocated to its current location in Uji in 1648 by daimyo Nagai Naomasa.
The temple's serene gardens, featuring a five-story pagoda and vibrant autumn foliage, make it a peaceful and beautiful place for visitors to experience.
Yes, the temple offers Zazen meditation sessions for those interested in exploring Zen Buddhism.
Yes, there is a 500 yen fee for entrance to the Fumon Garden.
Kōshō-ji Temple is open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM every day of the year.
