Wakasa

Mantokuji Temple

Beautiful Gardens and Ancient Buddhist Art

Mantokuji Temple is a Shingon Buddhist temple best known for its hillside landscape garden and carefully raked rock garden. These gardens are particularly popular destinations when the azaleas bloom in May and June. The temple is also home to a giant maple tree some 500 years old, which turns red from late October to mid-November.

The temple has several historic works of Buddhist art. These include a wooden statue of the Amida Buddha that dates back to the twelfth century, and scrolls from the Kamakura period (1185–1333) depicting Fudo Myo-o (the Immovable Wisdom King) and the Buddha of the Future.