{"id":1683,"date":"2026-11-02T02:07:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T02:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/?p=1683"},"modified":"2026-11-02T02:08:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T02:08:01","slug":"zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/","title":{"rendered":"Zenk\u014d-ji Temple: The Hidden Buddha That Built a City in Nagano"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[143,56],"tags":[132,161,150,183,182],"class_list":["post-1683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chubu","category-shrines-temples","tag-buddhist","tag-japanese-culture","tag-japanese-temples","tag-nagano","tag-zenko-ji"],"acf":{"header":1670,"titre":"A Buddha No One May See","bloc_text_1":"Walk north from Nagano Station and the city itself seems to point the way. The broad avenue climbs gently for nearly two kilometres, past shops, caf\u00e9s and old temple lodgings, until it opens onto the great wooden gates of Zenk\u014d-ji. This is no ordinary temple visit: for over 1,400 years, pilgrims have walked this same approach to stand before a Buddha that no one \u2014 not even the temple's chief priest \u2014 is ever allowed to see. The modern city of Nagano grew up around this temple, a monzen-machi, a town before a gate, and it still beats to the rhythm of its bells.","bloc_image_1":1674,"bloc_text_2":"Zenk\u014d-ji was founded in the 7th century, traditionally in 642, when Honda Yoshimitsu enshrined here the Ikk\u014d Sanzon Amida Nyorai, a triad of Amida Buddha flanked by Kannon and Seishi. According to temple tradition, the image had travelled from India through the Korean kingdom of Baekje and is believed to be the first Buddhist statue ever brought to Japan. After a dispute between rival clans, the statue was thrown into a canal; Yoshimitsu rescued it, and the temple took its name from the Chinese reading of his own name, Zenk\u014d. The statue is a hibutsu, an absolute hidden Buddha, sealed from every eye inside the innermost sanctuary of the main hall, before a lamp said to have burned for centuries. Zenk\u014d-ji also predates the division of Japanese Buddhism into sects, and it remains gloriously unaffiliated: it is co-managed today by priests of the Tendai and J\u014ddosh\u016b schools, and it has always welcomed everyone \u2014 of any faith, rank or gender \u2014 a rare openness that made it one of Japan's great pilgrimage destinations. In the 16th century, the temple even became a base of the warlord Uesugi Kenshin during his famous battles against Takeda Shingen.","titre_2":"Two Gates, a Dark Corridor and the Key to Paradise","bloc_text_3":"The approach itself is part of the pilgrimage. You pass first beneath the Ni\u014dmon Gate, guarded by two fierce Ni\u014d kings, then along Nakamise-d\u014dri, a lively lane of souvenir shops and shukub\u014d pilgrim lodgings, to the Sanmon Gate. Built in 1750 and designated an Important Cultural Property, the two-storey gate carries a plaque inscribed with the temple's name \u2014 look closely and you will find five doves hidden in the brushstrokes, the famous Hatoji no Gaku. Climb to the upper storey for a sweeping view over the temple town. Beyond it stands the main hall, rebuilt in 1707 and designated a National Treasure, one of the largest wooden buildings in eastern Japan. Inside, before the altar, sits the wooden statue of Binzuru, the physician disciple of the Buddha: rub the part of the statue that matches your own ache, and tradition says the pain will ease. Then comes the temple's most unforgettable experience: the Okaidan Meguri, a pitch-dark corridor beneath the altar. Feeling your way along the wall in total darkness, you search for a metal lock known as the Key to Paradise; to touch it is to form a bond with the hidden Buddha above and to receive the promise of rebirth in the Pure Land. To the side stands the Ky\u014dz\u014d, the sutra repository of 1759, where visitors spin a great octagonal wheel of scriptures to gain the merit of reading them all.","bloc_image_2":1677,"bloc_text_4":"","titre_4":"The Six-Year Unveiling, Seasons and the Road to Nagano","bloc_text_5":"Zenk\u014d-ji's great moment comes only once every six years. During the Gokaich\u014d ceremony, a sacred replica of the hidden statue, the Maedachi Honzon, is displayed to the public \u2014 the next unveiling is scheduled from April to June 2027, when millions of pilgrims are expected. In ordinary years, the temple is beautiful in every season: cherry blossoms along the approach in spring, deep green in summer, autumn colour against dark wood, and snow on the great cypress-bark roof in winter. Early risers can witness the Oasaji, the morning ceremony in which the head priest or priestess walks from their residence to the main hall, blessing the worshippers gathered along the path. Getting there is easy: from JR Nagano Station, it is a gentle 30-minute walk up Ch\u016b\u014d-d\u014dri, or a short bus ride to the Zenk\u014d-ji Daimon stop. Before you leave, stop at the temple office. An omamori from Zenk\u014d-ji \u2014 for health, for safe travel, for a wish carried in the dark \u2014 holds a little of this temple's promise: that even what you cannot see can still guide you home, like a hand finding a key in the dark.","bloc_image_3":1680,"bloc_text_6":"","titre_picto_1":"Construction","text_picto_1":"Founded in the 7th century (traditionally 642); present main hall rebuilt in 1707, a National Treasure","titre_picto_2":"Divinity","text_picto_2":"Amida Buddha \u2014 the Ikk\u014d Sanzon Amida Nyorai, believed to be Japan's first Buddhist statue, kept forever hidden","titre_picto_3":"Religion","text_picto_3":"Buddhism \u2014 Tendai and J\u014ddosh\u016b, co-managed, open to all","titre_picto_4":"Location","text_picto_4":"491 Motoyoshi-ch\u014d, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Ch\u016bbu, Japan"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zenk\u014d-ji Temple: The Hidden Buddha That Built a City in Nagano - Omamori Spirit<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Visit Zenk\u014d-ji Temple in Nagano, a 1,400-year-old pilgrimage temple guarding Japan&#039;s oldest hidden Buddha, its National Treasure main hall and pitch-dark corridor to paradise.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zenk\u014d-ji Temple: The Hidden Buddha That Built a City in Nagano - Omamori Spirit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Visit Zenk\u014d-ji Temple in Nagano, a 1,400-year-old pilgrimage temple guarding Japan&#039;s oldest hidden Buddha, its National Treasure main hall and pitch-dark corridor to paradise.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Omamori Spirit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-11-02T02:07:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-11-02T02:08:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Zenkoji_Temple_Hondo-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1918\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Omamori\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Omamori\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/en\\\/shrines-temples\\\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/en\\\/shrines-temples\\\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Omamori\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/fr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/4e121e65323109f290bebeea2bdeadb4\"},\"headline\":\"Zenk\u014d-ji Temple: The Hidden Buddha That Built a City in Nagano\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-02T02:07:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-02T02:08:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/en\\\/shrines-temples\\\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":12,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/fr\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/en\\\/shrines-temples\\\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/Zenkoji_Temple_Hondo-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"buddhist\",\"Japanese Culture\",\"Japanese Temples\",\"Nagano\",\"Zenko-ji\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Chubu\",\"Shrines &amp; Temples\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/en\\\/shrines-temples\\\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/en\\\/shrines-temples\\\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/en\\\/shrines-temples\\\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\\\/\",\"name\":\"Zenk\u014d-ji Temple: The Hidden Buddha That Built a City in Nagano - Omamori Spirit\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/fr\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/en\\\/shrines-temples\\\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/en\\\/shrines-temples\\\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/Zenkoji_Temple_Hondo-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-11-02T02:07:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-02T02:08:01+00:00\",\"description\":\"Visit Zenk\u014d-ji Temple in Nagano, a 1,400-year-old pilgrimage temple guarding Japan's oldest hidden Buddha, its National Treasure main hall and pitch-dark corridor to paradise.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/en\\\/shrines-temples\\\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/en\\\/shrines-temples\\\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/en\\\/shrines-temples\\\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/Zenkoji_Temple_Hondo-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/Zenkoji_Temple_Hondo-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1918,\"caption\":\"Zenk\u014d-ji Temple main hall in Nagano, a National Treasure rebuilt in 1707\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/en\\\/shrines-temples\\\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/fr\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Zenk\u014d-ji Temple: The Hidden Buddha That Built a City in Nagano\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/fr\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/fr\\\/\",\"name\":\"Omamori Spirit\",\"description\":\"Authentic Japanese amulets for modern life\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/fr\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/fr\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/fr\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Omamori Spirit\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/fr\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/fr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/logo-omamori-spirit.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/logo-omamori-spirit.png\",\"width\":287,\"height\":277,\"caption\":\"Omamori Spirit\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/fr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/fr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/4e121e65323109f290bebeea2bdeadb4\",\"name\":\"Omamori\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f73cb83adefc58da87a72d97d4fb9407397370aa83c081f31ce7c1f50dc4fbfb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f73cb83adefc58da87a72d97d4fb9407397370aa83c081f31ce7c1f50dc4fbfb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f73cb83adefc58da87a72d97d4fb9407397370aa83c081f31ce7c1f50dc4fbfb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Omamori\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/omamorispirit.com\\\/en\\\/author\\\/florent-kowalczukgmail-com\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Zenk\u014d-ji Temple: The Hidden Buddha That Built a City in Nagano - Omamori Spirit","description":"Visit Zenk\u014d-ji Temple in Nagano, a 1,400-year-old pilgrimage temple guarding Japan's oldest hidden Buddha, its National Treasure main hall and pitch-dark corridor to paradise.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Zenk\u014d-ji Temple: The Hidden Buddha That Built a City in Nagano - Omamori Spirit","og_description":"Visit Zenk\u014d-ji Temple in Nagano, a 1,400-year-old pilgrimage temple guarding Japan's oldest hidden Buddha, its National Treasure main hall and pitch-dark corridor to paradise.","og_url":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/","og_site_name":"Omamori Spirit","article_published_time":"2026-11-02T02:07:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-11-02T02:08:01+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1918,"url":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Zenkoji_Temple_Hondo-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Omamori","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Omamori","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/"},"author":{"name":"Omamori","@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/4e121e65323109f290bebeea2bdeadb4"},"headline":"Zenk\u014d-ji Temple: The Hidden Buddha That Built a City in Nagano","datePublished":"2026-11-02T02:07:58+00:00","dateModified":"2026-11-02T02:08:01+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/"},"wordCount":12,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/fr\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Zenkoji_Temple_Hondo-scaled.jpg","keywords":["buddhist","Japanese Culture","Japanese Temples","Nagano","Zenko-ji"],"articleSection":["Chubu","Shrines &amp; Temples"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/","url":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/","name":"Zenk\u014d-ji Temple: The Hidden Buddha That Built a City in Nagano - Omamori Spirit","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/fr\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Zenkoji_Temple_Hondo-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2026-11-02T02:07:58+00:00","dateModified":"2026-11-02T02:08:01+00:00","description":"Visit Zenk\u014d-ji Temple in Nagano, a 1,400-year-old pilgrimage temple guarding Japan's oldest hidden Buddha, its National Treasure main hall and pitch-dark corridor to paradise.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Zenkoji_Temple_Hondo-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Zenkoji_Temple_Hondo-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1918,"caption":"Zenk\u014d-ji Temple main hall in Nagano, a National Treasure rebuilt in 1707"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/shrines-temples\/zenko-ji-temple-the-hidden-buddha-that-built-a-city-in-nagano\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/fr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Zenk\u014d-ji Temple: The Hidden Buddha That Built a City in Nagano"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/fr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/fr\/","name":"Omamori Spirit","description":"Authentic Japanese amulets for modern life","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/fr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/fr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/fr\/#organization","name":"Omamori Spirit","url":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/fr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/fr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-omamori-spirit.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-omamori-spirit.png","width":287,"height":277,"caption":"Omamori Spirit"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/fr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/4e121e65323109f290bebeea2bdeadb4","name":"Omamori","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f73cb83adefc58da87a72d97d4fb9407397370aa83c081f31ce7c1f50dc4fbfb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f73cb83adefc58da87a72d97d4fb9407397370aa83c081f31ce7c1f50dc4fbfb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f73cb83adefc58da87a72d97d4fb9407397370aa83c081f31ce7c1f50dc4fbfb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Omamori"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/omamorispirit.com"],"url":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/author\/florent-kowalczukgmail-com\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1683"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1684,"href":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1683\/revisions\/1684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omamorispirit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}