Paid venue
Ryuguji Temple
Special temple treasure on display: Mermaid Bones
Indoor venue available
Sutra copying & Buddha tracing experience (free)
Temple Explanation
Ryugu-ji is a Jodo sect temple. The exact date of its founding is unknown, but it was originally located closer to the seaside and was called Ukimido. As temple treasures, it preserves the “bones of a mermaid” and a “painting of a mermaid.” Within the temple grounds, there is also a “Mermaid Mound” to commemorate the mermaid’s Bodhi, and the statue of the Bodhisattva Kannon in the Kannon Hall is one of the seven Hakata Kannon statues, traditionally attributed to Jikaku Daishi.Address
福岡県 福岡市博多区 冷泉町4-21
Nearest station/bus stop subway
2-minute walk from Subway ‘Gion Station
Lighting Point
Ruguji Temple
Create a fantastical space bathed in blue and green light with LED illumination, depicting an underwater world where mermaids dwell and a forest glowing with green light. Would you like to capture this special world, which exists for only four nights, in your photos?
