Buddhist temple
Kokutai-ji
国泰寺（こくたいじ）
Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture
The head temple (daihonzan) of the Rinzai-shū Kokutaiji school in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, and one of the few Rinzai Zen training halls in the Hokuriku region. Its principal object of worship, a Shaka triad, is enshrined in the Dharma hall, and the temple is known for the Tennōden, associated with Emperor Go-Daigo, and the Gessen garden.
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 object of worship: Shaka triad
History and things to know
According to temple tradition, it began when the founder Jiun Myōi, who devoted himself to zazen at a hermitage on Mount Futagami, opened Machōzan Tōshō-ji in Kagen 2 (1304). In Karyaku 3 (1328) it received an imperial plaque from Emperor Go-Daigo, was renamed Kokutai-ji, and became an imperial prayer temple of the same rank as Nanzen-ji. After falling into ruin through warfare it moved to its present site; the Great Abbot's Hall (Ōhōjō), built in Jōkyō 3 (1686), is the oldest of its surviving buildings.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
Opening hours, access, areas open to visitors, and events can change. Please check the latest guidance from the shrine or temple itself before you go.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 国泰寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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