What other travelers are saying about Tochoji Temple
This is a very sacred Buddhist temple with a Buddha on second floor. If you are Buddhist it is highly recommend. The exhibit underneath the statue was the first I had experienced. The shrine at the side of the main temple has big mala beads which you can touch for blessing.
A nice temple with a peaceful atmosphere. Candles and incense can be offered on the first floor main hall for a small offering. There’s a big and impressive wooden Buddha statue on the second floor. There’s also a hallway with paintings to illustrate the hell and pure realms at the base of the statue. Entrance fee to the second storey hall is reasonable at 50 yen.
A place under must go list if visit Fukuoka, Japan. A fee of 50 yen to visit the big Buddha upstairs indeed worth it, you can walk through the big Buddha base by a very narrow passage without any lighting. Viewing the hell and heaven which came from Buddhist scriptures "一念天堂，一念地獄”。
After spending the day walking around crowded Dazaifu I came here by chance about 4pm. It was quiet. Personally i found this temple more impressive than the Dazaifu shrine. There is a giant indoor Buddha and behind it an art installation depicting hell using an old Buddhist scroll with progressively worse depictions of hell and a dark-room which was actually pretty scary. By chance there was a wedding ceremony in the main hall when I was there. They don’t allow photos of the Buddha or main hall.
