Overview
Mantoku-ji Temple is a temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect in Obama, Fukui Prefecture. Its mountain name is Enpozan and its principal image is a statue of Amida Nyorai. It is known for a scenic dry-landscape (karesansui) garden that borrows the view of the Oyama maple, a designated natural monument.
Highlights
- ●A scenic dry-landscape garden
- ●Borrowed scenery of the Oyama maple, a natural monument
- ●The principal image of Amida Nyorai
- ●An old temple bearing the mountain name Enpozan
History
It is an old temple said to have been founded in 1265. Belonging to the Koyasan Shingon sect, it enshrines Amida Nyorai as its principal image, and bears the mountain name Enpozan.
Access
It is located in Obama, Fukui Prefecture. Please check maps and official sources for detailed directions.
Best season
Autumn, when the Oyama maple takes on color, is when the garden is at its most beautiful, offering the perfect season to enjoy the harmony of the foliage and the dry landscape.
Map
35.4688, 135.7853 · Wikidata
Suggested itinerary
- 1Pass through the temple gate into the grounds
- 2Pray to Amida Nyorai at the main hall
- 3View the dry-landscape garden with its borrowed Oyama maple
- 4Head into the townscape of Obama
Did you know?
💡 The garden borrows the scenery of the Oyama maple, which is designated a natural monument, and it is counted among scenic dry-landscape gardens.
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