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Travel Guide - Hualien County Designated Cultural Relic: The most complete Japanese-style temple preserved in Taiwan - Appreciate the 88 stone Buddhas in Shikoku, Japan - Be sure to visit the chapel constructed using the traditional Japanese architectural method "Hō-kei-zō". Public transportation click this link >>> Taiwan Good Travel - North-South Valley Hualien Line Information (schedule/tariff table) Barrier-Free Bus Reservation >>>> Taiwan Good Travel Barrier-Free Reservation Information The chōzuya (ritual hand-washing station) for purifying mouth, tongue, body and mind, the quaint chapel with vintage charm, the imposing 88 stone Buddhas, and serene rock gardens create a peaceful atmosphere reminiscent of a Japanese temple, offering a profound sense of tranquility and introspection. This is the Jingxiu Temple located in Jiansan, established during the Japanese colonial era by Kawada Mitsuki to comfort immigrants. Designated a Grade 3 Hualien County cultural relic, it is also the best-preserved Japanese-style temple in Taiwan currently. Spiritual refuge and the 88 stone Buddhas Jiansan's area was called Yoshino during the Japanese colonial era and was one of Hualien's most prominent immigrant villages. In Taishō 6 (1917), Kawada Mitsuki built this "Kōya-san sect Yoshino Buddhist Mission" to ease the yearning for hometown among Japanese immigrants living in Yoshino (Jiansan). The stone Buddhas positioned sequentially in the temple are said to have been personally collected by Kawada following the teachings of Kūkai-the founder of Shingon Buddhism-as he journeyed throughout the 88 temple sites of Shikoku Island, returning with all 88 stone Buddhas for the local populace's spiritual solace. Walking through a time tunnel back to the Edo period After Taiwan gained sovereignty, the Yoshino Buddhist Mission was renamed Jingxiu Temple. The surrounding atmosphere remains serene and unchanged, preserving cultural relics such as inscribed stone engravings of Fudo Myōō (Acala), the "Batau Stone" with symbolic meaning, and the distinctive Hō-kei-zō tiled chapel. Having withstood the test of time, Jingxiu Temple exudes a profound sense of history. With its traditional Japanese architectural style, lush gardens, and tranquil dry landscape gardens (kare-sansui), the ambiance is timeless. Visitors will feel as though they've stepped through a portal to Japan's Edo period, experiencing the rustic charm of this historic Buddhist mission.