Kongofuku-ji Temple

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Kongofuku-ji Temple is a Buzan school Shingon Buddhist temple located in Tosa-Shimizu City near the southernmost point in Shikoku. The temple’s formal name is Sada-zan Fudaraku-in; it is the 38th temple visited on the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. It is situated halfway up a hill, looking out over Cape Ashizuri. According to legend, the temple was founded in 822 when the monk Kukai carved a statue of Senju Kannon (Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy, with One Thousand Arms) here on the orders of the Saga Emperor. In the Heian period, the Kongofuku-ji Temple was visited by large numbers of Kannon worshippers; visitors to the temple during this period included emissaries from the consort of the Go-Fukakusa Emperor, and the poet Izumi Shikibu.

Spot details

Address: Kouchi Pref. Tosashimizushi Ashizurimisaki 214-1 Map
Area: Shimanto River / Ashizuri Area
Phone: 0880880038
Parking Lot: Available (30spaces, Bus 4spaces)
Credit Card: Not available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Review

A deeply contemplative temple.

Reviewed : 2019.11.18

The famous temple 38 on the Shikoku pilgrimage route, revered place of contemplation and blessing. I particularly enjoyed the wild rock garden and the smaller shrines and images of the Buddha sound...
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Reviewed : 2019.05.30

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Many buddhas, lots of space

Reviewed : 2017.09.22

I like this temple of the 88 Pilgrimage Temples of Shikoku very much. It is spacious, has a large pond where on a quiet day the surrounding buildings reflect. Look behind the main temple to see a...