Eisen-ji, Buddhist temple in Abashiri, Japan

Eisen-ji is a temple of the Otani branch of Shin Buddhism on National Route 244 in central Abashiri, Hokkaido. Its best-known structure is the former main gate of the old Abashiri Prison, a wooden nagaya-mon gate with a tiled irimoya roof and a domed guard post, transferred to the temple in 1924. The temple is also known by its Japanese name, Eizen-ji.

Eisen-ji is a temple of the Ōtani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism on National Route 244 in central Abashiri. Its gate is the former main gate of the old Abashiri Prison, completed in 1912 as a wooden nagaya-mon with a tiled irimoya roof and a domed guard post; it was transferred to the temple in 1924 through the connection of resident priest Jihō Sen, who long served as prison chaplain. The gate was designated a municipal tangible cultural property in 1977.

Eisen-ji belongs to the Ōtani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism. Its best-known feature is the former main gate of the old Abashiri Prison, transferred to the temple in 1924 through the connection of resident priest Jihō Teranaga, who long served as prison chaplain. The gate is lit up at night.

Eisen-ji stands along National Route 244 in southern Abashiri, about five minutes on foot from the Abashiri Bus Terminal and Keidai Station on the Senmo Line, or twenty minutes from Abashiri Station on the Sekihoku Line. The temple gate, the former main gate of the old Abashiri Prison, is lit up at night. Nearby are the Abashiri City Museum of Art and the Abashiri Citizens' Hall.

Eisen-ji is known for its sanmon gate, the former main gate of the old Abashiri Prison, sold to the temple in 1924 through the connection of its abbot Jihō Hōsen, who long served as prison chaplain. The wooden nagaya-mon gate, completed in 1912, has an irimoya-tiled roof and a guard post with a domed roof on its gate pillar. It is lit up at night and was designated an Abashiri City tangible cultural property in 1977.