Kofuku-ji Temple
興福寺
Japan's oldest Chinese-style Ōbaku temple, nicknamed the Red Temple. Ingen Ryūki stayed here after he arrived from China.
Kōfuku-ji was founded in 1624 by Shinen, a monk from Jiangxi, and it is Japan's earliest Chinese-style temple. It is nicknamed the Red Temple (Aka-dera) for its vermilion-lacquered gate. The second abbot, Mokushi Nyojō, directed the construction of Meganebashi. In 1654, the Chinese monk Ingen Ryūki, invited to Japan, first stayed here. He later founded Manpuku-ji in Uji, Kyoto, as the head temple of the Ōbaku school. The temple's main hall is built in Ming-dynasty style, and it has other features typical of Chinese temples, including a Mazu hall, bell and drum towers and a wooden fish for ritual percussion. Admission is about 300 yen. It stands at the north end of Teramachi Street, about 8 minutes on foot from the Kōkaidō-mae streetcar stop and about 5 minutes from Meganebashi.
Opening hours
08:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Meganebashi Bridge
- Sofuku-ji Temple
- Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
- Suwa Shrine
- Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown
- Tojin Yashiki Site
- Dejima
- Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum