Nyoirin-ji Temple, the frog temple in Fukuoka

#VisitFukuoka Nyoirinji Temple, or as many people call it, "Frog Temple" in Ogori City, Fukuoka Prefecture 🐸✨

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🌿 Special features of the Frog Temple in Fukuoka
• It is a Shingon sect temple with a history of over 1,300 years, founded during the reign of Empress Kōken in 729 by the saint Gyōki. 
• The highlight is the more than 5,000 frog statues, which the head abbot once brought jade frogs from China as a model and later invited people to donate and collect many, which became the identity of the temple.

Post by Visitors เธอผู้มาเยือน | Jul 19, 2025