What other travelers are saying about Sofukuji Temple
Sofukuji was established in 1629 by Nagasaki's Chinese residents who were originally from Fujian Province. All the gates and halls were painted red, which gives it a distinctive appearance. The main temple grounds are located on a hillside and can be reached by entering a two-story tower gate at the bottom and walking up about 50 steps to a smaller inner gate.
Since there was no one around to collect the admission fee, I dropped JPY 300 into the offering box in front of the main hall.
The best part of this temple is it lies in the heart of the nagasaki city. barely 5-7 minutes walk from any part of the city yet so peaceful and such a lovely monumental
Went on a hot weekday afternoon. Temple was quiet. Admission fee is 300¥ self paid by honest system. Features many buddhas and Mazu. Some portions are under renovation
the location is a bit further conoare to what google show. to reach the temple we need to climb wuite a few stairs. the temple itself is big and red. we got like a peaceful vibrate from the place.
This temple needs some maintenance, though it still looks nice with the old paints telling us that this place has an historical value.
I went to this temple early morning before hopping on the bus to Nagasaki Bio Park, only myself was visiting this temple at that time.
