Yūkō-ji Temple
雄香寺
Yūkō-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with important cultural properties and graves.
What it is
- Rinzai sect Myōshin-ji school temple.
- Founded in 1695 by Matsura Takanobu.
- Became the Matsura lords' family temple.
- Founder was the Zen monk Bankei Yōtaku.
What to see
- Graves of successive Matsura lords.
- Grave of poet Fujiwara Kō.
- Kaisan-dō, built at the temple's founding.
- Kaisan-dō is a Tangible Cultural Property.
Getting there
- 5-minute walk from Hirado Sanbashi bus stop.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
長崎県平戸市大久保町2166番地1 Open in Google Maps
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