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Daikozen Temple
Mandy BartokMountaintop temple Daikozen-ji rewards visitors with one of Saga prefectures best autumn foliage.
Daikōzen-ji is a Tendai temple in Kiyama, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Komatsuzan. [Wikipedia]
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Mountaintop temple Daikozen-ji rewards visitors with one of Saga prefectures best autumn foliage.
Daikozen-ji, a 1300-year-old temple in Saga, is a favorite of Buddhist pilgrims. The mountainside garden draws even greater crowds with its fantastic fall foliage.
Over 50,000 azaleas bloom in late April and early May at Saga's Daikozen Temple.
Daikozenji Temple in Saga Prefecture is a delight during the spring, in big part due to the azaleas covering the precinct. There are over 50,000 of them for visitors to enjoy, and the best time to enjoy their beauty is from mid April through to early May.
Riverside camping in the forest near Ochozu Falls on the outskirts of Tosu in Saga, Japan.
In the morning the hotel offers a buffet style breakfast from 6:30 am to 9:30 am. Usually, they prepare Japanese food including a delicious Miso soup, but some Western-style food is also available. You can definitely find all the necessary ingredients to make your own pizza on a toast!
Spring flowers and verdant foilage line the trail to Ochozu Falls, Mt. Ishitani, and Mt. Kusenbu near Tosu in Saga Prefecture.