[Fukui] The Soto Zen sect's main temple reigns over a vast area 🏮 Introducing famous spots in Fukui that can't be conveyed through photos alone ✨

A Zen training hall opened by Zen Master Dogen in 1244. The overwhelmingly beautiful paintings on the ceiling are also a highlight. This time we are introducing the following: Eiheiji, the head temple of the Soto sect. [Details about this spot] There are over 70 buildings and towers in the precincts, and the seven halls known as the "Shichido Garan" are considered to be particularly important buildings as a pure place for monks to train. Even today, many monks are training here every day, and you can see them doing so. You can see the monks moving around and reading sutras while you are praying. Before you go through the gate to worship, the first thing you should see is the Karamon Gate, which is located straight ahead after passing through the gate. The first photo is that! You can't get close to the gate, but you can see its grandeur even from a distance 🐲 Don't miss this spot when visiting Eiheiji Temple ⚠️ Then, after passing through the gate, you can start worshiping, but there is a route for worship in the vast grounds, so follow that 🚶 The seven halls are connected by a corridor, and you move along it as you go 🚶♀️ The second highlight is the incredibly beautiful "Sanshokaku", also known as the "Painted Ceiling Room", which is embedded with 230 Japanese paintings depicting flowers, birds, wind, and the moon. There are a total of five paintings hidden inside, two carp, two Chinese lions, and one squirrel, so try to find them! 👀 There are many other things I would like to explain, but it would be super long, so I want you to go and see the rest! It's a place full of charm! ️The admission fee is 500 yen per adult. It's a great deal at 500 yen. There are many parking lots on the way here, but I'll tell you this to help you park cheaply 🚨 There are many parking lots on the way to Eiheiji, but don't park there, just keep going! Then there is a newly built municipal parking lot, but don't park there either! If you go a little further, there is a parking lot provided by the shop, so please park there! It seems to be a certain amount per day, but if you park in the municipal parking lot, the hourly rate and the store rate are the same, so it's more economical to park at the store 🤑 Everyone parks quite early, so it's surprisingly empty. Don't hesitate to go! That's all, what did you think! Eiheiji is a wonderful place that can't be described in words ✨ During the autumn foliage season, it's a place where you can't describe the autumn leaves 🍁 If you're visiting Fukui, please be sure to bring it! -------------------------------Location📍Eiheiji, head temple of the Soto Zen sectAddress: 5-15 Shibi, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-1228Access🚃🚌Take the Keifuku Bus "Limited Express Eiheiji Liner" from the east exit of Fukui Station for approximately 30 minutes direct🚃From Echizen Railway Fukui Station, take the Katsuyama-Eiheiji Line and get off at "Eiheijiguchi Station", then transfer to the Keifuku Bus "bound for Eiheiji Monzen" or "Eiheiji" and get off at the last stop, then walk for 5 minutes. (Total of about 45 minutes)🚙From Fukui Kita IC on the Hokuriku Expressway, take the Chubu Longitudinal Expressway (free section) to Eiheiji Sando IC, then drive for 15 minutes via National Route 364---- #Sakura2024 #Japan's Greatest Views #Fukui Tourism #Domestic Travel