Eiheiji Buddhist Temple & Tojinbo
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Port
Kanazawa, Japan
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Activity Level
Moderate Activity
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At (prices in USD)
$300
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 7½ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Fukui lies along the Sea of Japan, not far from Osaka or Kyoto. With the ocean to the west and beautiful snow-capped mountains to the east, Fukui enjoys splendid scenery year-round.
This tour takes you to Fukui and visit Eiheiji Temple. The largest temple in Japan and head of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism, Eiheiji Temple is known as the "temple of eternal peace" and is located in the wood-covered mountains not far from Fukui City along the rocky coast of west Japan.
The temple was founded by the famous Zen priest Dogen Zenji in 1244 and has served as a training center for Zen Buddhism ever since. The temple boasts over seventy pavilions and is surrounded by tall solemn trees in excess of 600 years old. This education and training center for Zen monks was founded by Zen Master Dogen Zenji about 750 years ago in the Kangen Period, in 1244. More than 70 large and small structures are still standing, with seven main buildings at the center of the temple is surrounded by trees some of which are said to be about 680 years old. The stillness and quietness of the temple makes it an ideal and perfect place for trainee monks.
Afterwards, you will visit Tojinbo. Part of the Echizen Kaga Coastline Quasi National Park, Tojinbo is a fifty- foot-high cliff of unusually shaped pentagonal and hexagonal rock columns that extends for about one kilometer. Created by a volcanic eruption 130 million years ago and further shaped by the repeated crashing of waves, Tojinbo is one of only three such rock formations in the world.
Please Note:
This tour is not appropriate for guests with walking difficulties.
At Eiheiji temple, you are requested to take your shoes off, go up and down over 300 stairs.
Photographing the monks at Eiheiji temple is not allowed. You must remove your shoes at one or more location(s). Wear comfortable walking shoes. Not advisable for guests using a wheelchair or for those with mobility limitations. Bring local currency, as some vendors do not accept credit cards or US dollars.