Keikuji Temple
A temple remembered in connection with Princess Keishi, the eldest daughter of Emperor Juntoku
Keikuji Temple is a temple of the Shingon School (founded in 807) with Dainichi Nyorai (Mahavairocana: supreme Buddha of the Cosmos) as the main object of worship. The name of the temple "Keikuji (written as 慶宮 in Japanese) derives from the lore that Emperor Juntoku's eldest daughter, Princess Keishi (慶子), spent her life here. The Princess worshipped Fukurokuju Sonten (God of Longevity), so a master artist, Mahori Hogan Yoshitaka, donated a painting entitled "Jingo (divine protection) Fukurokuju". Keikuji Temple is one of the temples on Sado's Seven Gods of Fortune pilgrimage route. Hasso (eight patriarchs) Hall, equipped with an octagonal shrine with a rotational system, is one of a Niigata Prefecture's Tangible Cultural Assets.
- Shrines and Buddhist Temples
- Address
- 457 Miyakawa Kou, Miyakawa, Sado, Niigata 952-0212
- Contact Information
- 0259-66-2481
- Transport Access
- Ryotsu Port Approx 30 by car
- Nearest bus stop
- Miyakawa(Minamisen (South Line)) Approx. 3 minutes on foot from bus stop
- Parking
- 10