a large and tranquil temple complex and is believed to be the first Zen temple in Japan. a couple of magnificent wooden temples / buildings around, but all are not open to the public. after visiting the busy Tochoji Temple, we enjoyed the moment of quietness and calmness, and we wandered into the well-maintained garden with shady trees.

Lots and lots of old temples. It's located 8n the Hakata old ward. If you only have time to visit one temple, then visit this. Otherwise there's a lot of other temples in Hakata old ward. However this is the largest temple.

A very ancient Shrine. The atmosphere is just nice and fresh. I like nature.

Pretty well all closed up when we visited. We walked through the grounds of Shofuku-ji Temple in late April and were surprised to find all the buildings roped off or closed. Quite a disappointment, until we found a group of locals who looked after the stray cats in these grounds. Hats off to them.

Shofukuji Temple is probably the earliest or the oldest Zen Sect Temple in Japan, and it was built in 1195, although its current Sanmon Gate was built in 1911. It worships Triad Buddhas for the Buddha of the Past, of the Present [which is Shakyamuni Buddha], and of the Future as main deities, and for Japanese Zen Buddhism, Three Buddhas are Shaka, Amida, and Miroku. While the Temple seems to be intended to preserve its original building structures, garden, ponds, and others as much as possible, the Temple does show signs of aging and damage in the Temple yard/site, especially for the area around the pond. Temple is free of charge for entrance, though there is NO bathroom or toilet inside the Temple. The Temple is in close walking distance from Tochoji Temple, but the road signs for the Shofukuji Temples are NOT well marked or posted for every major road which can be connected to the Temple.

it is the oldest zen temple in Japan. we spent quite sometime here because the temple compound was so beautiful and serene. it had a conservative history though, connected to statesmen complicit in the WW II.

Plenty of harmless lazy but healthy looking cats relaxing on front entrance to the main temple building. Grounds are very nice, spacious and tranquil. Reasonably well kept up and worth a visit. A small pond and bridge for photos. Temple building itself was not accessible but observable from all over the inside grounds. Recommended

Beautiful temple located in Hakata Old Town, just a 15-minute walk from Hakata Station. It was built in 1195 by Zen Master Eisai and is the oldest Zen temple in Japan! Although it may seem like there isn’t much to do (can’t enter the temple buildings), I highly recommend visiting. You can truly feel the essence of Zen here.

Not exactly too much to see. It is very quiet and peaceful. Free admission. No dogs allowed, but there were a lot of cats wandering around when I visited. Ok to swing by if you happened to be around the area. Skip it if your schedule is packed.

Well maintained garden, peaceful, a very historical ZEN place to hangout, the huge Gingko tree is so stunningly magnificent

国宝に指定されてるだけあって、すごく落ち着ける神社です。神社の鳥居の前にあるお堀には、たくさんの鴨が憩っていました。７月初旬に行ったのですが、蓮の花がとても彩り良くきれいに咲いてました。蓮の花の時期に行くのは初めてだったので感動しました。次回は紅葉の時期に行ってみたいですね。どんなに綺麗だろうかと楽しみにしてるとこです🤗、 (Translated by Google) Designated as a national treasure, it is a very relaxing shrine. Many ducks were resting in the moat in front of the torii gate of the shrine. I went there in early July, and the lotus flowers were in full bloom. I was impressed because it was my first time to go during the lotus flower season. Next time I would like to go during the fall foliage season. I'm looking forward to seeing how beautiful it will be🤗,

Nice shrine. Great pond and lotus plants in front. Nice bridge photo moment.

水害で鳥居の１番上まで水に浸かり大変だったそうです。池には蓮の葉が一面にあり、鯉が沢山います。赤い橋も綺麗に修繕されてあり見事です。古い神社で歴史を感じます。夏目友人帳とコラボの動画もあり、売店にはにゃんこ先生も販売してました。 (Translated by Google) It seems that it was hard to soak in water up to the top of the torii due to flood damage. The pond is covered with lotus leaves and has many carp. The red bridge is also beautifully repaired and stunning. You can feel the history at the old shrine. There was also a collaboration video with Natsume's Book of Friends, and Nyanko-sensei was also on sale at the shop.

nice shrine, must visit when in the area

very accessible national treasure

初めて参拝させて頂きました、令和２年の豪雨災害から見事に復興している事に、感動しました‼️やはり、国宝の神社は荘厳さを感じました‼️それから隣の人吉温泉物産館に隣接している人吉パン屋さんのパン美味しいですよ‼️ (Translated by Google) I visited the shrine for the first time, and I was impressed by the wonderful reconstruction from the heavy rain disaster in 2020!! ️ After all, I felt the solemnity of the national treasure shrine! ️ And the bread of the Hitoyoshi bakery next to the Hitoyoshi Onsen Bussankan is delicious! ️

A historical place over 1200 years, not big but it is worth a visit

Can't go into the building as priests are only allowed in.

Beautiful temple in Kumamoto Prefecture.

Amazing magical place

Very historic holly shrine.

A small but beautiful shrine. There is a series of torii gates, fewer than 20 but fun nonetheless. Well worth the visit.

(Translated by Google) Yakushido is small, but the parking lot can accommodate a certain number of cars. The toilet flushed and was a washlet type. Although it's not deep in the mountains, it's quite a nice facility even though it's in the middle of nowhere. (Original) 小さな薬師堂ですが、駐車場はそれなりの台数停められます。トイレは水洗で、ウォシュレット式でした。山奥というほどではないですが、人里離れているのに、かなり立派な設備です。

(Translated by Google) [Toilet] Available ■When visiting the Roku Castle ruins and Tanimizu Yakushido, leave your car in this parking lot and walk along the promenade to find Tanimizu Yakushido and the Rokujo ruins. ■The parking lot is surprisingly large. (Original) 【トイレ】有り ■麓城跡と谷水薬師堂を見学するときにこちらの駐車場に車を置いて遊歩道を歩いて行けば谷水薬師堂、麓城跡が有ります。 ■駐車場は意外と広いです。

(Translated by Google) Since I was a child, my grandfather took me I'm going Even as an adult, once a year I'm going to worship It's cool in the summer, and the leaves turn red in the fall. It's beautiful Of course I will throw paper gravel ☺️ (Original) 子供の頃から、祖父に連れられ 行っていて 大人になっても、一年に一度は 参拝にいきます 夏場は、涼しいし秋は、紅葉が キレイです 勿論紙礫投げてきます☺️

(Translated by Google) He responded very politely. (Original) とても丁寧に対応してくれました

(Translated by Google) There is also a toilet 🎵 (Original) トイレもあります🎵

(Translated by Google) The girls' baths are large and you can use the sauna, you can also use Nanocare and Mirable Plus (was it?), And there is also a simple massage machine so you can enjoy it even after playing golf! The fairway was wide and fun (Original) 女子のお風呂も広くてサウナも使えるし、ナノケアやミラブルプラス(だったかな？)も使えたり、簡単なマッサージ機もあるのでゴルフ終わったあとも満喫！ フェアウェイも広くて楽しかった

(Translated by Google) It's an old golf course in a rural village, the fairways are grassy, ​​the greens are sprinkled with a lot of sand, and since it's early in the morning, sand sticks to the ball when you putter, making it difficult to measure the distance, but the greens are fast. I played the first and second halves, had lunch, and then added 9 more holes, making it a total of 27 holes. There are not many people, so it's good to play leisurely. (Original) 시골마을의 오래된 골프장이고 페어웨이 상태는 양잔디고 그린은 모래를 많이 뿌려놓았고 아침일찍이라 퍼터를 하면 모래가 공에 묻으면서 거리 측정이 어려웠지만 그린은 빠른편입니다. 전.후반 돌고 점심먹고 9홀 추가해서 27홀 돌았네요..사람이 적어서 한가하게 치기좋습니다.

(Translated by Google) The course was wide and fun. I think the cart path is dilapidated and dangerous. You can also run around the course from halfway through. I'm having trouble because it's a little hard to understand... (Original) コースは広くて楽しかったけど カート道がボロボロで危ないと思う 途中からコース内を走るのも 少しわかりにくいので困った…

(Translated by Google) The course itself did not have any famous holes. We passed a bridge within the course, but it was wide enough that if I made a slight mistake in steering, I would have come into contact with it. The best thing was that the reception, start, restaurant, and all the staff were the best out of all the golf courses I've been to. (Original) コース自体は名物ホールなどありませんでした。　コース場内の橋を通過しますがちょっとハンドル操作を誤ると接触しそうな幅でした。　もっとも良かったのは、受付　スタート　レストラン　全てのスタッフさんの対応が今まで複数行ったゴルフ場の中で1番良かったのが印象的でした。

(Translated by Google) I played 2 games for 1 night and enjoyed it on the 2nd day. The course was well managed and the weather was good, so I had a great time playing. 80 units came out after a long time 🙆‍♂️ (Original) １泊２プレイで２日目に楽しませて貰いました。 コース管理も良く天気にも恵まれ気持ち良くプレーさせて貰いました。 久々の８０台が出ました🙆‍♂️

(Translated by Google) It is a clean golf course typical of Japan. The fairways are well organized and well maintained. It's a golf course, and I'd like to visit again next spring. This is the place. The beef curry is also delicious and good. (Original) 일본다운 깨끗한 골프장입니다. 페어웨이도 잘 정돈되고, 관리가 잘된 골프장이며,내년 봄에 다시 한번 찾고 싶은 곳입니다.비프카레도 맛있고 좋아요

(Translated by Google) Access was good, about 10 minutes from Hitoyoshi on the expressway. Being able to use a cart for the first time in a long time was very comfortable. The course with few ups and downs is also recommended for women. (Original) 高速の人吉から10分くらいでアクセスは良かったです。久々のカート乗り入れ可は大変、楽でした。起伏が少ないコースは女性にもおすすめです。

(Translated by Google) The course, greens, and baths were all beautiful. The shower in the women's bath had a mirror bath. It was an electric cart, it was quiet, you could drive on the fairway, and it was really empty, which was great. (Original) コースも，グリーンも，お風呂も全て綺麗でした。女性のお風呂のシャワーは，ミラーバスが、ありました。電動カートで音も静かでフェアウェイ走行可能でほんとに空いてて最高でした

It's pretty nice, it has a sauna, a cold water bath and two (2) regular onsen baths, but no outside bath.

(Translated by Google) January 5, 2024 Lunch bath & lunch Arrive before 12:00, bathing fee is 400 yen, lower legs and undressing basket are free, there are lockers with 10 yen return, conditioner-in shampoo and body soap are provided. I guess it's already a weekday, and there were only 3 or 4 customers there. The hot water in the bathtub has a slight color and feels slimy when you step in, and the temperature is around 40 degrees Celsius, so you can stay in the bath for a long time. The temperature in the sauna was 90℃ according to the thermometer, and the temperature in the cold bath was 20℃. The only regret is that there is no open-air bath. But it was relaxing. After taking a bath, we went to the dining room and had Champon (800 yen) and two rice balls (150 yen). Champon has a strong flavor and contains plenty of pork and kamaboko rather than vegetables (onions and bean sprouts), and although it is oily, it is delicious. The onigiri is rich in sesame salt and champon, so I thought it would be good to just use sesame seeds. I was able to relax in the bath and my stomach was full. (Original) 2024年1月5日 昼風呂&昼ごはん 12時前に到着、入湯料400円、下足と脱衣カゴはタダ、10円リターン式のロッカーもあり、リンスインシャンプーとボディソープがあります。 もう平日なんですかね、先客様は3〜4人で空いていました。 浴槽のお湯は若干色があり、入るとヌルっとするタイプ、温度は40℃ないぐらいで長く浸かっていられます。 サウナは温度計表示で90℃、水風呂は20℃でした。残念なのは露天風呂がないくらいですかね。でものんびりくつろげました。 風呂上がりは食堂でちゃんぽん（800円）とおにぎり2つ（150円）をいただきました。 ちゃんぽんは味が濃い目、野菜（玉葱・もやし）よりも豚肉と蒲鉾がたっぷり入っており、油多めですが美味いです。 おにぎりはごま塩、ちゃんぽんが濃いのでごまだけでもいいなぁ〜と思いました。 風呂でゆっくり過ごせ、お腹もいっぱいになりました。

(Translated by Google) It's a specialty dish, Champon. Rice is also delicious, so Add one rice ball (laughs) (Original) 名物料理　ちゃんぽんです。 お米も美味しいので、 おにぎりも1個追加　(笑)

(Translated by Google) It is a nice hot spring where you can relax. It's not too crowded, so Good 👍 The bathtub is also wide. Champon and set meals are delicious in the adjoining dining room. At the product corner, I look forward to the cheap vegetables, lunch boxes, and side dishes that are delivered directly from local farmers. (Original) のんびりできるいい温泉です。あんまり混んでないのでGood👍浴槽も広いです。併設の食堂はチャンポンや定食が美味しい。物産コーナーでは地元の農家直送の野菜やお弁当、お惣菜が安いので毎回楽しみです。

(Translated by Google) I was surprised to see a sign at the entrance that said, ``We might reach 100,000 visitors,'' but I could see that it was loved by the locals. Rather than a special facility, it seems to be the result of a series of small acts of kindness and ingenuity. There was a large amount of Champon in the dining room, and I was able to feel the kindness of the chef. (Original) 「入場者10万人達成できるかも」と入り口に書いてあってびっくりしましたが、地元の方に愛されているのが良くわかりました。特別な施設というよりも、少しずつの親切や工夫の積み重ねの結果だと思われます。食堂をちゃんぽんなどもボリュームがあって、シェフの親切心も感じることができました。

(Translated by Google) I used it for the first time the other day. The sauna and bathtub were spacious, and even though it was quite crowded, I was able to take my time. The facilities inside the hotel were well-maintained and felt clean. I was a little disappointed that the shower head was loosely connected, leaking water, and the water pressure was a little weak. (Original) 先日初めて利用させて頂きました。 サウナも湯船も広く、割と混んでいる時間ではありましたが、ゆっくり入ることができました。館内設備もよく掃除が行き届いており清潔な感じがありました。少し残念に感じたのは、シャワーヘッドの連結が緩く、水漏れしており、水圧が少し弱かった点です。

(Translated by Google) As the number of customers increases, we won't be able to eat... I don't want to tell you, but... It's inside Healthy Land. The restaurant's fried chicken is delicious (4 pieces of fried chicken for average 390 yen, 6 pieces of fried chicken for large 490 yen) (^q^) We also have Champon (400 yen) day once a month. (Original) お客さんが増えると食べれなくなるので… 教えたくはないのですが‥ ヘルシーランドの中にある。 レストランの唐揚げ美味しいです（並390円唐揚げ4個・大490円唐揚げ6個）(^q^) 月に1度ちゃんぽん（400円）の日もしています。

(Translated by Google) I visited around 7pm on a Saturday in early March when the cold weather returned. The bathing fee is 400 yen, and the facilities are clean and shampoo, conditioner, and soap are always available. There is also a sauna. The water is lukewarm. There was a thermometer in the bath, and it read around 39 degrees. I don't dislike lukewarm water because I soak it in water for a long time, but on a cold day like today, I think it could be a little hotter. It's a cheap and easy-to-use hot spring with a large parking lot and spacious baths. (Original) 寒が戻った3月初旬の土曜日19時頃訪問。 入浴料は400円、施設もきれいでシャンプー、リンス、石鹸常備。サウナもあり。 お湯はぬるめです。お風呂に温度計があるのですが、39度付近を示してました。長くゆっくり入れるのでぬるい湯は嫌いではないのですが、今日みたいな寒い日はもう少し熱くてもいいかな。 駐車場も広くてお風呂も広い料金も安い使いやすい温泉です。

(Translated by Google) Visited on March 4, 2024. A sodium hydrogen carbonate hot spring that is hypotonic and slightly alkaline. The source temperature is 38 degrees. Adults: 400 yen. Locker 10 yen not returned. Soaps such as body soap shampoo and hair dryer amenities are provided. There are 2 indoor baths, a sauna, and a 20 degree water bath. No open air. The water was smooth and the soap didn't lather, perhaps because of the quality of the spring water. There is a large rest area and dining room, and the facility is clean throughout, allowing you to relax and unwind. thank you very much. (Original) 2024/3/4訪問。低張性弱アルカリ性温泉のナトリウム炭酸水素塩温泉。源泉温38度。大人400円。ロッカー10円返却なし。ボディソープシャンプーなどの石鹸類とドライヤーのアメニティあり。内風呂２つ、サウナ、水風呂20度あり。露天なし。ツルツルのお湯で泉質のせいか石鹸の泡立ちが控えめに感じられました。大きな休憩所と食堂があり、全体的に綺麗な施設で、ゆっくりとくつろぐことができます。ありがとうございました。

(Translated by Google) On the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, Champon (700 yen) becomes 400 yen. It's piping hot. Stewed beef tendon snacks and beer go on. The hot springs include jet baths, electromagnetic baths, saunas, and cold water baths. (Original) 第2第4火曜日は、ちゃんぽん700円が400円。熱々です。牛スジ煮込みつまみビールが進みます。温泉もジェットバス、電磁、サウナ、水風呂冷最高です。