What other travelers are saying about Sofukuji Temple
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
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.
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.
