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Heisenji Temple has been known as a spiritual place for 1,300 years. It was was home to 8,000 warrior monks and was Japan's largest Buddhist city at the time. At first a Shinto shrine, then a Buddhist temple, and now a Shinto shrine once more, it's an interesting place with a long history. Its paved paths from 1,000 years ago remain even now.

Address Heisenji, Heisenji-cho, Katsuyama-shi, Fukui 911-0822

〒911-0822 福井県勝山市平泉寺町平泉寺
Directions

JR

JR Limited Express Shirasagi (platform 4 ) Nagoya-Fukui (2h10m)
Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line Fukui-Katsuyama (55m)
Go to the bus stop 2 after taking the Katsuyama station exit.
Katsuyama Shinai Kankou Bus "Dainagon*" Katsuyama-Hakusan-Heisenji (15m)
*Dainagon is limited to holiday operations. (Not operating from December to March.)

Business hours

Open 24 hours

Holidays

None

Contact

Tel: 0779-88-8117

Wi-Fi

None

Credit card payment

None

Supported languages

None

Price


Free
Prayer Fee ¥50

Average visit length

1-2 hours

Websites Official Site (JPN)http://heisenji.jp/#1-1Fukui Tourism Guidehttp://www.fuku-e.com/lang/english/places_to_visit/temple-shrine.php

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