14 Temples & Shrines Great Mausoleum of Eiheiji Temple Takako Sakamoto Complete guide to Eiheiji Temple 14: 'Shidōden', great mausoleum and memorial hall which contains thousands of memoria..
9 Temples & Shrines Graceful Pagoda of Eiheiji Temple Takako Sakamoto Complete guide to Eiheiji Temple 13: Built in 1996, this beautiful two-storied, pagoda can house 1,000,000 sutra written and donated..
15 Temples & Shrines Fukui's Taichoji Temple in Snow Takako Sakamoto I set out in sunshine to revisit Fukui's Taichoji Temple in snow, but it began sleeting, and I found this beautiful temple half..
14 Temples & Shrines Fukui's Beautiful Eihei-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Founded in 1244 by Zen Master Dogen Zenji, Eihei-ji includes over 70 buildings, and is a training center for young monks.
12 Temples & Shrines Sabae's Josho-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Known for the splendor of its main gate, Josho-ji Temple is the head temple of the Shinshu sect, and the biggest temple in Sab..
11 Temples & Shrines Fukui's Abaka Kasuga Shrine Larry Knipfing Quite near Fukui's famous Ichijodani, is a small, simple, secluded shrine, Abaka Kasuga Shrine. It was on one of the maps ..
11 Temples & Shrines Sabae's Funatsu Jinja Shrine Larry Knipfing Funatsu Jinja, a venerable shrine in Sabae, Fukui, is over 1500 years old. Like many shrines, it is located in the middle of a grove..
12 Temples & Shrines Shinmei Jinja Shrine, Sabae Larry Knipfing Shinmei Jinja Shrine is situated directly across the street from the Shinmei-en Hotel where I stayed in October. I woke up ear..
