May 2, 2013 - 1 min read

Zushi's Ganden-ji Temple

1300 year old temple on a cliff

By Tomoko Kamishima

Community writer

Old gate showing the temple's long history

The higher you go up the steps, the greater the view you can see

Pasted name paperson the inside of the gate

View from the top of the temple

Jizo statue sweeping the garden with a broom

Gate of the temple

Ganden-ji is located on a cliff

Azalea near the entrance

Ganden-ji Temple is located on a cliff in Zushi. Nowadays, the image of Zushi is cool - a fashionable and bright seaside city. But this temple has been a sacred, tranquil place for 1300 years (established in 721). Huge numbers of people have visited on pilgrimage and have offered up their prayers. The higher you go up the steps, the greater the view you can see. People long ago might have seen the same stunning views that we can see today.

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