Tōfuku-ji
One of the five great Zen temples of Kyoto, whose name joins those of two temples in Nara, Tōdai-ji and Kōfuku-ji. Its wooden Tsūtenkyō bridge spans a valley of maples, and the view from it is one of the city's great autumn sights.
- Where
- Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 34.9757, 135.7737
Get the Tōfuku-ji stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tōfuku-ji. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kyoto volume with your photos and a note.
Near Tōfuku-ji
Fushimi Inari Taisha 0.9 km
The head shrine of Inari, the kami of rice and prosperity, at the foot of Mount Inari in southern Kyoto. Thousands of vermilion torii gates form tunnels along trails that wind about 4 kilometres up the mountain, past fox statues and smaller shrines.
Sanjūsangen-dō 1.4 km
A Tendai temple in Higashiyama whose long wooden hall holds 1,001 statues of the thousand-armed Kannon, standing in rows around a great seated figure. Its name means hall of 33 bays, after the spaces between its pillars.
Kiyomizu-dera 2.4 km
A temple in the eastern hills of Kyoto, one of the few that predate the city's founding as capital, dedicated to Kannon. Its great wooden stage juts out from the main hall on tall pillars over the slope, and below it the Otowa waterfall runs in three streams.
Tō-ji 2.4 km
A Shingon temple in southern Kyoto, founded beside the capital's main southern gate soon after the city was laid out. Its five-storey pagoda, about 55 metres high, is the tallest wooden pagoda in Japan, and a flea market fills the grounds on the 21st of each month.
Nishi Hongan-ji 2.7 km
The head temple of the Hongwanji-ha branch of Jōdo Shinshū, in Shimogyō near Kyoto Station. Its two great wooden halls, the Goeidō and the Amidadō, are among the largest in the city, and it is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.
Kōdai-ji 2.9 km
A Rinzai Zen temple in Higashiyama, founded by Nene in memory of her husband, Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Its gardens, designed by Kobori Enshū, are a Place of Scenic Beauty, and its precincts a National Historic Site.
Gion 3.1 km
Kyoto's best known geisha district, which grew up in front of Yasaka Shrine to serve travellers and pilgrims. In its lanes of wooden teahouses, especially along Hanamikōji, a geiko or maiko may pass on her way to an evening appointment.
Yasaka Shrine 3.1 km
A Shinto shrine at the east end of Shijō-dōri, once called Gion Shrine and the centre of the Gion faith. It is dedicated to Susanoo and his consort, and each July it hosts the Gion Matsuri, one of Japan's most famous festivals.
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Questions
Where is Tōfuku-ji?
Tōfuku-ji is in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Fushimi Inari Taisha (0.9 km), Sanjūsangen-dō (1.4 km), Kiyomizu-dera (2.4 km).
How do I get the Tōfuku-ji stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tōfuku-ji and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kyoto volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Tōfuku-ji before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kyoto volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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