Koyasan Buddhist Temple

The reason I visited this temple today I went here to pray for the family of health. In the building is very widely, and has been very clean cleaned. I purchased a charm today. The price is $ 5. And I purchased the charm of the pet. Because inside the building photography is prohibited, I think sorry that does not show a picture of the medium to you.

Came here for Shichigosan this year. The registration fee was $ 35 and they did the prayer service for about 30mins. There weren’t enough seats though. Each child was blessed and were given a omamori and candy. What a beautiful temple!

I’m on my second year of Yakudoshi so I came here for Yakubarai.
I wanted to get it done in Japan but I have no plans of going to Japan
anytime soon so I came here instead.
They charge $ 50 (minimum) for this service.
Once the celemony was over, I rececived Yakuyoke Omamori and
Ofuda. I don’t consider myself religious but this Yakubarai celemony
was very spiritual. Men and women of Yakudoshi age should
definitely experience it.
I pulled my Omikuji while I was there and it was not bad at all.
I just hope my Yakudoshi ends uneventfully.

I stumbled upon this temple when I was walking my dog in the Little Tokyo. I must have walked past it a million times and never saw it. Sometimes the universe can work in mysterious ways and that is exactly how I felt about this place when I discovered it. Everyone there is so kind and humble and there is a peacefulness just walking up to the building.
Whether you are exploring Buddhism or want to take some time out to find peace in the city of Los Angeles, I would highly recommend taking time to visit this special place. I might just get married here some day.

Koyasan is one of the oldest Buddhist sect in Japan. Shingon Buddhism is closest to Buddhism practiced in Tibet.
This temple is a bit of a hidden treasure in Little Tokyo as the entrance is surrounded by other bldgs on first street.
The priest are young and very helpful and will welcome visitors to the temple. I was a member of the Boyscout troop 379 in the 70’s. The Japanese American boyscout troop is known for their scouting history and drum and bugle corps.
I always feel a quiet piece just to sit in the great hall. If in Little Tokyo it is worth visiting.

My husband and I use this temple for services every Sunday at 10AM. The service books are printed in English, Japanese (both Romanji and standard Kanji), and Sanskrit. Service is approximately 45 minutes long with religious and cultural classes afterward. Right now they’re using the main hall after service for taiko drum lessons. They also offer newsletters near the front with monthly schedules for the different holidays, events, and classes so you won’t miss a thing.
This is a wonderful and intimate temple where everyone is welcomed!

This Esoteric Buddhist temple, which is tucked in an alley off 1^st Street, is pretty special. It celebrated its 100^th birthday last week, coming a long way since starting up in a room in the Miyako Hotel in 1912.
Any time I’ve tried to visit before, it’s usually been gated off (they’re apparently open 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. daily, except for Thursdays and private events), but we were fortunate to wander in yesterday during their Goma Fire Ritual.
For a $ 5 donation you can write your wish on a piece of paper and it is systematically burned in this Shingon Buddhist ceremony they hold on the last Sunday of the month.
The inside of the temple is more on the minimalist side; however, the altar is filled with golden pieces and statues and images of deities like Fudo-​myoo, Yakushi-​nyorai, and Kobo Daishi and Bodhisattvas like Kannon and Jizo.
The temple sells various talismans and rosaries, as well as two kinds of lucky arrows (hamaya).

Walked around Little Tokyo 3 times and finally found the place!

Koyasan Buddhist Temple hidden in Little Tokyo is one of the many jewels you will find is this area. Regardless if you believe in Buddhism or not, the people of this place welcomes all.
My wife and I came here to receive a cleansing for her. I won’t give you the details but I must say they know what thy are doing. They have great respect and attitude for all. The atmosphere and the feeling you get from the people there… try it for yourself… feel the experience of it.

I started attending services at the Koyasan Budhist Temple a couple of years ago. At first I would make it a once-​in-​a-​while thing but after a few months I couldn’t wait till it was Sunday to attend services there on a weekly basis.
Sensei Seicho Asahi is very friendly and welcoming as are the other lay members of the Sangha. I always enjoy Sensei Asahi’s stories he tells at the end of service that tie into the Buddha’s teachings.

lol, I’m not a religious person, but I am a Japan freak.
I have been going to Little Tokyo for years now, but I never even noticed this place. But now that I have a family and we want to go do Hatsumode (first visit to a Shrine or Temple in the new year), I found this place online.
Gorgeous. Very much like something you’d find in Japan. And they were really nice and seemed to look the other way when we took pics of our baby doing hatsumode, even though it is supposed to be no photos.
Anyway, will be back next year!