Sofuku-ji Temple
崇福寺
A Chinese-style Ōbaku temple founded in 1629 by Fujianese overseas Chinese. Its vermilion Ryūgū-zukuri first gate and main hall are both National Treasures.
Sōfuku-ji was founded in 1629 by overseas Chinese from Fuzhou, and it is also called the Fuzhou Temple. It is one of Nagasaki's three great Chinese temples. Behind the vermilion Ryūgū-zukuri triple gate stands the National Treasure First Peak Gate. Its bracket components were fabricated in Ningbo, China, and shipped to Japan for assembly, and its colours are ornate. The main hall, also a National Treasure, is the oldest surviving building in Nagasaki. It enshrines Shakyamuni Tathagata and the eighteen arhats. Every year in the seventh lunar month, the Chinese Obon Festival is held, when overseas Chinese burn paper money, and the atmosphere is rich. Admission is about 300 yen. Getting there: it is about a 3-minute walk from the terminus of Streetcar Line 1 at the Sōfuku-ji stop. You can also walk along Teramachi Street to Kōfuku-ji and Meganebashi.
Opening hours
08:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Kofuku-ji Temple
- Meganebashi Bridge
- Tojin Yashiki Site
- Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown
- Dejima
- Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
- Dutch Slope & Higashi-Yamate Western Houses
- Suwa Shrine