Chōzen-ji Temple

Very Quiet

The temple and other parts were being refurbished last time I was there in 2014. With the tall trees and quiet area it's a good place to gather your thoughts and a nice little hike through town too.

Ordinary temple

Original Text

Seen from the Chuo Line, there is a three-storied pagoda at the magnificent mountain gate, and I was curious, so I visited. It seems that there is no particular guidance, not a tourist temple. Rather, I even felt that it was closed, so I returned quickly.

One of the five mountains of Kofu is a five-storied pagoda.

Original Text

I arrived from Kofu station by taxi in less than ５ minutes. It is said that Shingen protected a prestigious temple as Kofu Gozan in the temple of the venerable Rinzai sect. In addition to the three-storied pagoda, there was a five-storied pagoda. I felt that the five-storied pagoda with a skyscraper in the background was also spectacular.

Towers

Original Text

It is a short walk along the railroad track from Kofu Station. There is a large mountain gate and a three-storied pagoda in the back, so I think it's a picturesque scenery. I could see something like a tower in the precincts.

I'm just a little worried.

Original Text

I went there because I was worried about seeing the five-storied pagoda from the train window a little before arriving at Kofu Station. It is within walking distance of １５ minutes on foot from Kofu Station. The precincts were messy under construction. When I walked from the mountain gate, I thought that the three-storied pagoda was enshrined, and there was no five-storied pagoda, and when I went back, I was surprised to find a new five-storied pagoda. I walked back a little in the precincts, but if there is no five-storied pagoda, it looks like an ordinary temple.