Eihei-ji is a main temple of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism, founded by Dogen in 1244, located in Yoshida district, Fukui prefecture.
Chokushi-mon Gate (gate for imperial envoys)
Godai-sugi, cedar trees of approximately 700 years old.
Shoro, the belfry with a great bell of five tons.
Ho-on-to, a pagoda in which copies of Buddhist sutra are housed.
The quiet precincts surrounded by a lot of cedar trees.
Chujaku-mon Gate, the gate between San-mon Gate and Butsu-den (Buddha hall).
Butsu-den (Buddha hall)
The halls of the temple built on the slope are connected by covered corridors or stone steps.
Echizen Take-ningyo no Sato (Echizen bamboo doll village) close to Eihei-ji temple.
It's said to be only place which make dolls of bamboo in Japan.
Bamboo Hair It's said to be the feature of Echizen Bamboo Doll to make hairs by thinly cutting bamboos.
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