Seiunji Temple

Seiunji Temple

TEMPLE

Seiunji Temple is a small temple located in Toi, Izu City. The main hall features 90 panel paintings around the size of a tatami mat which detail the life of Nichiren Daishonin. The main hall also features impressive gold-lacquered ornaments so please take off your shoes at the bottom of the steps, enter the building and enjoy all the temple has to offer.

The temple also has a car park with enough space for around 30 cars.

Review

Seiunji Temple is a small but interesting temple to look around. It is one of the few temples in the countryside where you can enter the main building and look at the impressive displays. The people are also very friendly and happy to show you what the temple has to offer. Just remember to take off your shoes!

I recommend starting off with the main building, praying and taking in the interior. After that look around the grounds and to the right of the temple you’ll see a long array of steps. On these steps are statues dedicated to the 12 Zodiac animals. The cemetery also has a nice view of Toi if you wish to wander to the top. It’s a little big of a climb but they’re happy to let you wander.

ADDRESS

Seiunji Temple,
644 Toi
Izu City,
Shizuoka Prefecture,
410-3302

+81558980221 (Japanese only)
https://seiunji.net/ (Japanese only)

RECOMMENDED ROUTE:

Seiunji temple is easiest to get to by car as public transport on the West side of Izu can be quite sporadic. If you’re travelling by public transport then take the train from Mishima to Shuzenji on the Izu Hakone Tetsudo Line. Switch to the bus bound for Dogashima (堂ヶ島) and get off at Toi City Hall (土肥市所). It takes around 50 minutes, ￥1,340 each way and there are 1-2 buses per hour.