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Old Hakata Temple Pilgrimage: Japan's First Zen Temple & the Fukuoka Great Buddha

Half-day

4 stops · Half-day

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Hakata's old town gathers the 'firsts' of Japanese Buddhist history. A religious-historical pilgrimage on foot, linking Japan's first Zen temple, the giant wooden Great Buddha of a temple founded by Kukai, and Hakata's chief shrine. The old alleys between temples are full of charm too.

Half-day4 stopsEst. budget 8,000 KRW

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Kushida Shrine櫛田神社

    Hakata & Gion · Shrine · 30 min stay

    The town guardian shrine called Hakata's chief deity. The giant decorative float (kazariyama) of the summer Yamakasa festival is on permanent display—the core of Fukuoka festival culture.

  2. Walk 5 min
    2

    Tochoji Temple (Fukuoka Great Buddha)東長寺

    Hakata & Gion · Temple · 30 min stay

    Said to be the first Shingon temple Kukai (Kobo Daishi) opened in Japan. The over-10m wooden Fukuoka Great Buddha and the 'heaven-and-hell pilgrimage' passage are stunning.

  3. Walk 8 min
    3

    Shofukuji & Jotenji Temples聖福寺・承天寺

    Hakata & Gion · Temple · 40 min stay

    Shofukuji is 'Japan's first Zen temple,' founded by Eisai. With the neighboring Jotenji's stone garden, it holds a quiet Zen mood and the history of how tea and udon were transmitted.

  4. Walk 12 min
    4

    Hakata Sennen-no-Mon & Sumiyoshi Shrine博多千年門・住吉神社

    Shrine · 40 min stay

    Pass through the temple district's symbolic gate Sennen-no-Mon to the ancient Sumiyoshi Shrine, counted as the origin of all Sumiyoshi shrines nationwide. Conclude the pilgrimage in the tranquility of 1,800 years of history.

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