[2025 Maibara Attraction] Travel Guide for Seiganji (Updated Mar)

📍Seiganji Temple, Shiga Prefecture On a hot summer day, I visited Seiganji Temple in Maibara City, Shiga. Maibara City is still a transportation hub on the Nakasendo and Hokuriku Expressways. The temple is located at the foot of the mountain east of JR Maibara Station. When you pass through the temple gate, you will see a large crape myrtle tree, and it was a beautiful sight that seemed to color the midsummer. You can see beautifully blooming crape myrtle from anywhere in the temple! The trunk of the crape myrtle is so smooth that even monkeys can slide on it, which is why it was given this name. #0 yen trip January 2025

📍Kissako, Shiga Prefecture In the dignified Japanese space of the temple, Seiganji Temple has a Japanese-modern coffee counter and cafe. (The coffee menu is only available to garden visitors) The Seiganji Temple garden also shows the colors of light and beautiful scenery of the four seasons, but the synergistic effect makes it even more beautiful. The Japanese-modern coffee counter was designed by Tatsuo Seichi, a first-class architect at Kohoku Design Office. The atmosphere blends in with the original Seiganji Temple, and I thought the harmony of the light was wonderful. If you visit Seiganji Temple in Maibara City to worship, why not take a break at the temple cafe Kissako? #0yentravelJanuary2025

#100 Travel Style [Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture] Seiganji Cafe (Kissako) A cafe inside a temple. If you take them on a date, they will definitely be happy Shop name: Seiganji/Kissa-go Area: Maibara City Atmosphere: A cafe where you can enjoy a lovely garden Service: It's great because the monks are there to serve you Photogenic: ★★★★★ Waiting time: ★★ Not recommended Recommended: ★★★★★ Cafe service days: Wednesday-Sunday (Drinks only on Wednesdays) 9:00-17:00 (Until 16:00 in winter) Closed: Tuesdays and the 4th Monday It's rare to find a cafe in a temple © The matcha gateau au chocolat is rich and delicious, and the matcha latte is also delicious and calming (〃'〇') Phew... They also serve shaved ice in the summer, so I'll go again next year for that This is definitely a repeat item (*,艸*) #Seiganji #Shiga place #Shiga sightseeing #Shiga cafe #Recommended spots in Shiga

Seiganji Temple in Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture ☑️ Light of Enlightenment Produced by a long-established woodworking shop founded in Taisho 2 in Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture! ☑️ Beautiful Mini Lantern Tower Of course, the corridors are adorned with lanterns, corridor lights, a 'Door to Enlightenment,' and illuminated paper-cut screens! Enjoy the enchanting scenery of Seiganji Temple✨ History of Seiganji Temple ☑️ At the beginning of Eisho (1504), the temple was destroyed in a war, but the principal image of Sho Kannon escaped harm and is now famous as a power spot! ☑️ In the Edo period, thanks to the efforts of Goro Ito, the main hall and temple buildings were constructed! Shortly after, Goro passed away, and a monk, mourning his death and to honor his achievements, named the temple Seiganji after Goro's posthumous name! ☑️ 150 years later, the restored Seiganji Temple was converted to the Soto sect as a branch of Daionji Temple and remains so to this day! A famous power spot in Shiga! Great for Shiga sightseeing and travel! 📍 Seiganji Temple 669 Maibara, Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture 521-0012