Sōken-ji


Sōken-ji is a temple of the Rinzai school Myōshin-ji sect of Zen. It is located in the Azuchi area of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
The temple was donated by Oda Nobunaga to Azuchi Castle during the Azuchi-Momoyama period in the Tenshō era.
On 16 November 1854, Sōken-ji was lost to accidental fire.
After the Meiji period, the Karihondō of Sōken-ji was reconstructed at the house of Tokugawa Ieyasu in the ruins of Azuchi Castle.

Entrance fee

Entrance fee 500 yen a.m. 9:00-p.m.4:00
Entrance fee for Sōken-ji's hondō 500 yen with Japanese tea set.

Transportation

The temple is accessible from JR Azuchi Station on the Biwako Line by walking 30 minutes.
The National Highway Route 8 passes through the town.