Saifukuji, Buddhist temple in Tsuruga, Japan

Saifukuji is a Jodo-sect Buddhist temple in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, founded in 1368. Its main hall, the Miei-do, built in 1808, and the Amida-do, built in 1593, are both Important Cultural Properties, as is the Shoin and Kuri complex. The Shoin garden, a 1,400-tsubo pond garden created in the mid-Edo period, is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty.

Saifukuji was founded in 1368 on the order of Emperor Go-Kōgon, with Ryōnyo, a Jōdo-shū monk from Echizen, as founding abbot. The Amida Hall was built in 1593 using parts of a Muromachi-period Zen-style Buddha hall; the Shoin dates from 1683 and the Miei Hall from 1808. The Miei Hall, Amida Hall and Shoin with its kuri are Important Cultural Properties.

The temple belongs to the Jodo (Pure Land) school, and its main image is a triad of Amida Buddha flanked by Kannon and Seishi. The name Saifukuji combines sai with fuku, good fortune. The grounds hold a shii camphor-like evergreen (Castanopsis sieboldii) in two specimens, the western one listed among the New 100 Famous Trees of Japan and registered as a city monument.

The temple is open to visitors during the day, and hours may vary slightly with the season. The grounds have different surfaces and steps, so flat, sturdy shoes are a good choice.

The temple holds two large sudajii (Castanopsis sieboldii) trees, one east and one west; the western tree is listed among the New Japan 100 Famous Trees and is a city-designated monument. The temple also keeps a turmeric cherry tree (ukon-zakura) on its grounds.