Daibutsuji San

What it is

• A mountain spanning Fukui City and Eiheiji Town named after a historic temple.
• Site where the priest Dogen established Daibutsuji Temple in 1244.
• The mountain sits directly behind the modern Eiheiji Temple complex.
• The location preserves ruins of the original temple site on the mountainside.

What to see

• The Godai Sugi cedar tree which is 650 years old.
• Giant cedar trees reaching up to 35 meters in height.
• A two hectare Mongolian oak forest growing at 750 meters elevation.
• Large beech trees exceeding one meter in diameter within the temple grounds.
• Red oak trees with eighty centimeter diameters growing in the forest.
• Views of nearby peaks including Mount Jofukuji and Mount Kanmuri.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.