Daikaku-ji Temple

What it is

• A Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha temple located in Ishioka City.
• Founded during the Kamakura period by Shukan Daikaku, a prince of Emperor Go-Toba.
• The founder became a disciple of Shinran and renamed himself Zenshobo Ranei.

What to see

• A traditional stroll garden with a central pond known as the Garden with No Back View.
• The Myoho Renge Kyo, which is a prefectural cultural property.
• The Mida Myogo, another designated prefectural cultural property.
• Views of Mount Itashiki located to the northwest of the temple grounds.

Getting there

• A ten-minute drive from JR Fukuhara Station.
• Eight minutes by car from the Kasama-nishi Interchange.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.