Blessing / Health & Longevity
Health & Longevity Power Spots
Health & Longevity — we introduce shrines, temples, nature spots, and sacred sites said to grant this blessing. Offer your prayers at these revered places where people have gathered since ancient times.
Bungui Pass (Zero Magnetic Field)
Located directly on Japan's largest fault line—the Median Tectonic Line—Bungui Pass is celebrated as…
Oirase Gorge
A 14-km stream flowing from Lake Towada, celebrated as a 'power spot of Tohoku.' Its moss-draped bou…
Yakushima Island
A primeval island covered in ancient Yakusugi cedar trees, some estimated to be 7,200 years old, inc…
Todaiji
The internationally famous home of the Great Buddha of Nara (Rushanabutsu, approximately 15 meters t…
Tofukuji
A grand Zen Buddhist temple boasting Kyoto's most expansive monastic complex. Its autumn foliage is …
Enryakuji
The head temple of the Tendai school of Buddhism, founded by Saicho on Mt. Hiei. Called 'the Mother …
Eiheiji
The head temple of the Soto school of Zen Buddhism, founded by the monk Dogen. Some 200 trainee monk…
Kiyomizudera
This iconic Kyoto temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the origin of the Japanese expression 'ju…
Shirakami-Sanchi
A remote wilderness containing one of the world's largest pristine beech forests. These ancient, unt…
Jomon Sugi (Yakushima)
The Jomon Sugi cedar, estimated to be between 2,170 and 7,200 years old, is the oldest and most mass…