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Houenji Temple

The Temple of The first lord of the Kaga Domain, MAEDA Toshiie, and his wife Matsu.

[Sōtō Zen] The temple was founded by the first lord Toshiie MAEDA, and its founding abbot was Daito Keijō Zenji, a master to whom Toshiie pledged his devotion during his time in Fukui Prefecture’s Echizen Fuchū. It is the Maeda family’s family temple, where the memorial tablets of the clan’s ancestors are enshrined. Within the burial site, there are the Gohyōdō (hall with Toshiie's self-portrait and hair), and the tomb of the early Edo period painter and revered artist TAWARAYA Sōtatsu.


You can join a Zen experience program at this temple. 

This Zen experience is a Exclusive Private Group Experience (for Families or Pairs).

 

Information

Address
〒920-09346-14 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Price
500 yen
Business Hours
9:00–16:00
By Public Transportation
approx. 7 minutes from the bus stop "Ishibiki-cho"
Email
eijyu33@gmail.com
Official Website
Hoenji Temple
Website
Zen experience

The four seasons of Hoenji

Map

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