Shokoji Temple

Founded in 1349 as the first Jishu School temple in Sado, Shokoji is a small little temple tucked away in the back of the little Shukunegi village south of Sado Island. Shokoji has been enshrining the Tokai Benzaiten or the sea-crossing goddess, since its inception and has continuously been worshiped as a guardian deity protecting against shipwrecks, and as a goddess of artistry. Another of Shokoji temple’s most treasured artifacts is its gorgeous Tokai Benzaiten painting donated by the master artist Mahori Hogan Yoshitaka.