Autumnal Exhibition and Night Visit in 2024 has ended.
The autumn exhibition and lighting up of the temple garden in 2024 ended on December 8 and December 1 respectively. Thanks visitors to understand and cooperate many safty measures. We were able to complete the event without problems. The temple will be open for regular viewing from December 9. Please be aware that some rooms will not be open for viewing on the day due to the removal work of the facilities for the exhibition.December 9, 2024
Eikando Zenrin-ji
About Red Seal Services of Eikando (Shuin)
As part of our measures to prevent Covid-19 spread, we have only been offering red seals in the
form of pre-writtern paper, but we have resumed to write a red seal on a red seal books since
last New Year's Day. However,
in two or more consecutive holidays and the Autumnal Exhibition period, we have accepted
only the form of pre-writtern paper.
The same measures will be continued this year. We would like to thank you for your understanding
and cooperation.
[Info] What is Shuin?
In the olden days, people wrote sutras and handed them to temples. The temples issue a red seal
as a proof of receiving them. This red seal is a origin of Shuin. Even today, the red seal book
is also called a sutra book, and it is common to receive an calligrapic signature and red stamps
from a temple or a shrine. Shuin is proof of religious faith.
Some visitors to temples and shrines may think of it as a commemorative stamp that can be given
at tourist sites, but it is important to understand the meaning of Shuin.
January 1, 2024
Eikando Zenrin-ji
Request to bring a shoe bag
In order to reduce plastic waste, it is necessary to reduce the use of plastic bags. At Eikando, we also handed out plastic bags as shoe bags, but we will stop the distribution of a plastic bag in stages over one year from July 1, 2020. In the future, we would like to request visitors of Eikando to bring their own shoe bag. We would appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
January 1, 2024
Eikando Zenrin-ji
Beware of spoofed e-mails by the sender's name of Eikando !
Junk e-mails have been still distributed under the spoofed IP-address of Eikando.
xxxx@eikando.or.jp is the sender's address of those junk mails. The characters
of xxxx are changed from time to time.
We never send e-mails except for a reply for your inqliry.
Those spoofed mails may be in danger of a virus. When you receive an unexpected mail under
the sender's address mentioned above, please deleted it without opening.
January 1, 2024
Eikando Zenrin-ji