Yoshino-chō, Japan
Kimpusen-ji
Kinpusen-ji is the head temple of a branch of the Shugendō religion called Kinpusen-Shugendō in Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture, Japan. According to tradition, it was founded by En no Gyōja, who propagated a form of mountain asceticism drawing from Shinto, Taoism and Buddhist beliefs. Along with Ōminesan-ji Temple, it is considered the most important temple in Shugendō.
- City
- Yoshino-chō
- Country
- Japan
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
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