Thoughts on the restored Sojiji Temple

Sojiji Soin Temple was damaged in the 2007 Noto Peninsula earthquake and has been undergoing reconstruction work, but repairs to the symbolic Sanmon gate were completed in Jun. 2019, and the entire construction will be completed in 2020. It will be inaugurated. In 2021, to mark the 700th anniversary of its founding, we will hold "Zen no Kirameki" (Sparkle of Zen) to celebrate the dedication ceremony.

Enjoy a fantastical evening to your heart's content with the projection mapping on the temple gate, the light corridor in the dry landscape garden, and the fragrant path colored by light and shadow.

There are lots of unique features that only an original event can offer!

• Projection mapping on the temple gate and Japanese drum performance
• View of the dry landscape garden corridor from the Buddhist temple
• Buddhist hymns or sermons at the Daiso-do Hall
• Performing the traditional "lion dance" celebration in the Wajima temple area
• A seven-color light art display using bamboo tubes
• A scented path decorated with light and shadow that expresses a story related to Zen

Messages from the local community

Mr. Takashima, Sojiji Temple

"Sparkle of Zen," planned with the aim of uniting the temple and the local community, will be held for the first time exclusively through Club Club Tourism. A lively Japanese drum performance will accompany the video projection at the temple gate, the entire temple grounds will be lit up, and monks will recite Buddhist hymns in a solemn atmosphere. Please come and join this event that will add color to the autumn scenery of Noto.

• Event Organizer
  Club Tourism International Inc.
• Event Sponsorship
  KNT-CT Partners Association Hokuriku Association (Ishikawa Branch)
• Event Cooperation
  Daihonzan Sojiji Soin, Wajima City, Wajima City Monzen General Branch Office