Buddhist temple
Kōryū-ji
高龍寺（こうりゅうじ）
Hakodate, Hokkaidō
A Sōtō Zen temple in Funami-chō, Hakodate, with the mountain name Kokkazan. At the center of its main hall, built entirely of zelkova wood and completed in Meiji 33, the Buddha Shakyamuni is enshrined.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Center of the main hall: the Buddha Shakyamuni (O-Shaka-sama)
History and things to know
According to temple tradition, it began in Kan'ei 10 (1633) when a monk of Hōgen-ji in Matsumae built a hall in Kameda village; later, prompted by flooding, it moved to Hakodate. It lost its buildings in the fighting of the Boshin War, moved to the present site in Meiji 12 and arranged its buildings, and ten of them, including the main hall, are nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Properties.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
There are also service offices in the city, such as Otowa Hall, but the place to visit is the main temple in Funami-chō.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 高龍寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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