• Today, Eihei-ji is the main training temple of Sōtō Zen. The standard training for a priest in Eihei-ji is from three months to a two-year period of practice.
  • At the time of resuming the visit, Eihei-ji Temple installed vinyl curtains at the general reception and other counters to reduce the spread of new coronavirus...
  • Eiheiji's economy is heavily reliant on the flow of tourists and pilgrims to the Eihei-ji temple, which serves as a sizable seminary for the Soto Zen faith.
  • Eihei-ji is a head temple of the Soto Sect, the Buddhist Sect introduced to Japan by Dogen, a Buddhist scholar, in 1244.
  • Eihei-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Soto Zen school located in the eponymous village, in Fukui prefecture in Japan.
  • At the end of the Eihei-ji river side of Eihei-ji Temple, there is a cemetery park Yakkoen. Crossing the Eiheiji River, you can see a big status of Dogen.
  • Bus: from Fukui Station there is a direct bus (30min) to Eihei-ji temple. This bus is called the “Eihei-ji Liner” (永平寺ライナー) and departs about once an hour.
  • Eihei-ji (永平寺, Eihei-ji?) is one of two main temples of the Sōtō sect of Zen Buddhism. Its founder was Eihei Dōgen.
  • 5-15, Shihi, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshidagun, Fukui, 910-1294. Phone: +81(0)776-63-3640 Fax: +81(0)776-63-3631 * Please inquire by email or fax.
  • Eiheiji (永平寺) is a large temple complex and active monastery standing on a cedar-covered slope in the mountains just outside Fukui City.