Shōraku-ji Temple
Shōraku-ji Temple, the 32nd temple on the Wakasa Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage, was founded in 764 by the monk Gyōki. According to legend, Gyōki found a sacred tree in the mountains, carved the principal image of the Holy Kannon Bodhisattva himself, and enshrined it there.
- Area
- Wakasa
- Category
- History & Culture Temples & Shrines
- Preferences
- Open before 9 AM Open after 5 PM
Information
- Telephone Number Details
- Shōraku-ji 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 / About 35 minutes by car from the Maizuru-higashi IC on the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway
- Car Park
- Yes
- Car Park: Available Spots
- 5
- Website
