Shōraku-ji Temple
Shōraku-ji Temple, the 32nd temple on the Wakasa Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage, was founded in 764 by the monk Gyōki. It is said that Gyōki himself carved the principal image, the Sacred Kannon Bodhisattva, from sacred wood found in the mountains and enshrined it there.
- Area
- Wakasa
- Category
- History & Culture Temples & Shrines
- Preferences
- Open before 9 AM Open after 5 PM
Information
- Telephone Number Details
- Shōrakuji Temple 0770-76-1417
- Address (in Japanese)
- 福井県高浜町日引6-20
- Prices
- Free
- Getting There
- 25 minutes by car from JR Wakasa-Takahama Station Approximately 35 minutes by car from Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway Maizuru-Higashi IC
- Car Park
- No
- Car Park: Available Spots
- 5
