Ryufuku-ji

Ryufuku ji is a Buddhist temple, officially referred to as Sentakisan Ryufuku ji positioned within the Iwai district of the city of Asahi in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The temple is also referred to as the Iwai no Taki Fudoa reference to a Fudo-myoo statue positioned under a waterfall at the web page. According to legend, Ryufuku-ji was based within the Heian length by way of the priest Kukai. By lifestyle Kukai carved the statue of Fudo-myoo positioned in the hondo most important hall of the temple.

The Fudo-myoohas adherents amongst locals of the vicinity and the fisherman of the Kujukuri Coast. In the Sengoku period 1467 – 1573 the Shimada clan built Mibiro Castle to the south of the temple, but it and the temple had been completely destroyed via fire as a part of neighborhood conflicts all through the duration. Ryufuku ji is thought for its numerous waterfalls, and a lot of them drift from the slopes surrounding the temple complex.

Ryufuku ji and its surrounding woodland are included as a nature and natural world refuse as a part of the Ryufuku ji Municipal Forest. In late May and June the genjibotaru species of firefly seem around the hondo and waterfalls surrounding the temple. The temple is surrounded by way of dense plant life. Ryufuku ji and the Ryufuku ji Municipal Forest is within the Iwai District of Asahi, and is placed 4 kilometers north of Iioka Station at the JR East Sobu Main Line. The temple and municipal forest is accessible through bus from the station.