Shorakuji Temple

Shorakuji temple was founded in 764 by the Buddhist monk Gyoki, and is the 32nd Temple along the Wakasa 33 Kannon Pilgrimage route. The principal image of worship is a Sho Kanzeon Bosatsu, and It is said that Gyoki got a sacred tree from the mountain and carved the statue himself.

Details

Contact Shorakuji Temple 0770-76-1417
Address 6-20 Hibiki, Takahama
Access Car: 25 mins. drive from JR Wakasa-Takahama Station.
Car: Approx. 35 mins. drive from the Maizuru-Higashi Interchange on the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway.
Parking 5 spaces(Free)