Buddhist temple
Manpuku-ji
満福寺（まんぷくじ）
Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture
A temple of the Chisan school of Shingon in Asahi-chō, Tochigi City, formally called 満福密寺. Its principal image is Dainichi Nyorai, and in its Daishi hall Kaiun Yakuyoke Daishi and the Sanki-son are also 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
Principal image: Dainichi Nyorai (in the main hall, the Dainichi Nyorai of the Kongōkai)
History and things to know
According to temple tradition, it began in Kōchō 2 (1262) when 朝海法印, a shugen priest and disciple of Kenjin of Hōon-in at Daigo-ji, built a small hall at the eastern foot of Ōhirasan and performed prayers. In the time of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, when Minagawa Hiroteru built Tochigi Castle and its castle town, it moved to its present site. The present main hall was newly built in the Heisei era as a project marking 750 years since the temple's founding.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
Officially it calls itself 満福密寺 (commonly known as Manpuku-ji).
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 満福寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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