Nōfuku-ji, Buddhist temple in Hyogo, Japan
The main hall of Nofuku-ji contains a seated Amida Buddha statue, flanked by Kannon and Seishi Bodhisattva statues from the Kamakura period.
Established in 805 by monk Saicho, Nofuku-ji served as the first Buddhist esoteric teaching site in Japan and later became a prayer temple for the Heike clan.
The temple includes a wooden statue of the Eleven-Faced Kannon, designated as an Important Cultural Property dating from the Heian period.
Visitors can reach Nofuku-ji by walking 10 minutes from Chuo-Ichiba-mae Station on the Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line.
The temple houses the Hyogo Great Buddha, an 18-meter-tall bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha weighing 60 tons, reconstructed in 1991.
Location: Hyōgo
Inception: 805
Founders: Saichō
Part of: 神戶十三佛靈場
Address: 兵庫県神戸市兵庫区北逆瀬川町1-39
Opening Hours: Segunda-feira-Domingo 10:00-16:00
Phone: +81786521715
Website: http://nofukuji.jp
GPS coordinates: 34.66799,135.17139
Latest update: May 12, 2025 08:08
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