Experience 400 years of history
OVERVIEW
Kofukuji is the oldest Chinese Obaku Zen temple in Japan. It traces its humble origins to a small hermitage built in 1620 to pray for the safety of sea voyages, frequent between China and Nagasaki at the time. The temple stands out along teramachi-dori (temple street) due to its impressive red gate. Many important Zen masters have stayed at this temple, including the founder of Obaku Zen Buddhism Ingen, Mokusu Nyojo who built the nearby megane-bashi (spectacles bridge), and Itsunen who introduced a new style of Chinese painting to Japan.
Kofukuji’s significance in Japan’s Buddhist history is greatly treasured and protected by Nagasaki Prefecture. Many relics on the temple grounds have been deemed cultural assets of the prefecture and city. The temple itself is an Important Cultural Property of Japan. Visitors can taste Buddhist Vegetarian cuisine here, or enjoy Japanese green tea and sweets in the tea house next to the garden.
Kofukuji, together with Sofukuji, Shofukuji and Fukusaiji comprise the “four fortune temples of Nagasaki” (長崎四福寺).
- AREA
- Nagasaki City
| Fees | 300 yen Updated March 2017 |
|---|---|
| Access information | Take the streetcar to Kokaido-mae and walk. Alternatively, start your journey at Shokakuji-shita streetcar stop or Suwajinja-mae streetcar stop for a walk along teramachi-dori (temple street) |
| Open hours | 7:00-17:00 |
MAP
Alcoa-Dori
Megane-bashi (Spectacles Bridge)
Hotel Arc inn Tennen
Shindaiku-Machi
Hamano-Machi
HOTEL PASSAGE KINKAI
Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
Richmond Hotel
Fujiwara Ryokan
Yatarou / Yatarou Minamikan
Victoria Inn Nagasaki
VICTORIA INN NAGASAKI
Sakamotoya
Nagasaki Hotel Marine World
Hotel Sainthill Nagasaki
NAGASAKI I・K HOTEL
NAGASAKI I.K HOTEL
HOTEL IKEDA
Fujiwara Ryokan
Business Royal hotel
Hotel JALCity Nagasaki
Chisun Grand Nagasaki
CAPSULE IN KOYOKAN
Shinchi Chinatown
Nagasaki Bus Terminal Hotel
Nagasaki Bus Terminal Hotel
HOTEL NAGASAKI
HOTEL BELLEVIEW NAGASAKI-DEJIMA
HOTEL WINGPORT NAGASAKI
nagasaki shinchi terminal
APA HOTEL Nagasaki-Ekiminami
Nagasaki Hotele Ihokan
HOTEL CUORE NAGASAKI EKIMAE
HOTEL CUORE NAGASAKIEKIMAE
Dejima
HOTEL NEW NAGASAKI
HOTEL NEW NAGASAKI
Daikoku-Machi
Nagasaki Orion Hotel
NAGASAKI NISSHOKAN
Ken-ei Bus Terminal
Nagasaki Tourist Information Center
Nagasaki Dejima Wharf
NISSHOKAN BETTEI KOUYOUTEI
Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum
NISSHOKAN SHINKAN BAISHOKAKU
Nagasaki Port Terminal
Doragon Promenade
Tokiwa-Machi
HOTEL NEW TANDA
NAGASAKI HOTEL MONTEREY
The Hotel Nagasaki BW Premier Collection
BEST WESTERN PREMIER hotel Nagasaki
Oura-Machi
ANA CROWNE PLAZA NAGASAKI GLOVERHILL
ANA CROWNEPLAZA NAGASAKI GLOVERHILL
Nagasaki International Cruise Ship Terminal
Glover Garden
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