Chikubu Island Cruise

Chikubushima has been a deeply sacred place since ancient time as the location of Hogon-ji Temple, the 30th of the 33 temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage. This small island, with a circumference of 2 km, is almost equidistant from Imazu and Nagahama Ports.
The trees that cover the island, most of them conifers, present different beautiful scenery each season. It has many must-see sights, including two National Treasures, Hogonji Temple’s Karamon Gate and Tsukubusuma Shrine’s Main Hall, as well as Hogonji Temple’s Funa Corridor, which is an Important Cultural Property.
Chikubushima is also well known as a “power spot” and the whole island is enveloped in a mystical aura. It attracts many visitors hoping to receive some of that power. The shiawase-negai daruma dolls at Benten shrine, and kawarake-nage at the Ryujin shrine are popular forms of prayer.
*To worship at Chikubushima, in addition to the boat fare, an entrance fee (adults: 400; elementary schoolchildren: 300) is also charged.