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The Matsudaira clan's 1658 bodhi temple with National Treasure mausolea and famous June iris gardens
About 20 min by bus from JR Fukui Station
21-4 Tanoya-cho, Fukui, Fukui
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A celebrated Rinzai Myoshinji-branch temple in Fukui City, known as the bodhi temple of the Matsudaira family of the Fukui domain. Founded in 1658 by Matsudaira Mitsumichi, the fourth lord of the Fukui domain. The extensive precincts include the ancestral mausolea of successive Matsudaira lords, designated National Important Cultural Properties, where visitors can learn about the history of the Fu…
Founded in 1658 by the fourth lord of the Fukui domain, Matsudaira Mitsumichi. As the Matsudaira family's bodhi temple, it received successive generations of generous patronage and an extensive temple complex was developed. After the Meiji Restoration it lost domain patronage, but continues to draw …
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