Tochoji temple
The largest seated wooden image of Buddha in Japan. Tochoji temple was founded in
806 by Kobo-daishi Kukai and it is the oldest temple of the Shingon sect in Japan that
Kobo-daishi set up. It is also known as “Tocho-mitsuji Temple”. It is said that Kobo-daishi,
who returned to Hakata after undergoing ascetic training in China called Tang back then,
prayed for the eastward dissemination and perpetuation of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism.
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The Fukuoka Daibutsu called Great Buddha of Fukuoka completed in 1993 stands 10.8 meters
tall and is the largest seated wooden image of Buddha in Japan. The door of Rokkakudo in the
premise is opened on the 28th of each month and 6 Buddhist statue can be seen. The wooden
image of Senju Kannon (Thousand armed Avalokiteshvara), an Important Cultural Property, is
housed in the main hall.
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General information
| Address | 2-4 Gokusho-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
A short walk from Subway Gion station 10 minutes walk from JR Hakata station |
| Open hours | 9:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | No fee is required |
| Days closed | No closing days |
