Beitou Puji Temple — According to the "Taiwan Buddhist Famous Sites Compendium" published by Taipei's "Mind-De Photography Studio" in 1941, Puji Temple, along with Linji Huguo Chan Temple, a municipal historic site in Taipei, were both propagation centers of the Myoshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school in Taipei.

Beitou Puji Temple. According to the "Taiwan Buddhist Famous Sites Compendium" published by Taipei's "Mind-De Photography Studio" in 1941, Puji Temple, along with Linji Huguo Chan Temple, a municipal historic site in Taipei, were both propagation centers of the Myoshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school in Taipei. According to the "Taiwan Buddhist Famous Sites Compendium" published by Taipei's "Mind-De Photography Studio" in 1941, Puji Temple, along with Linji Huguo Chan Temple, a municipal historic site in Taipei, were both propagation centers of the Myoshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school in Taipei. During its reconstruction in 1934, due to its many devotees being employees of the Taiwan Governor-General's Office Railway Department, it was named "Tiezhen Temple" after the posthumous title "Tiezhen" of Murakami Shoichi, the head of the Railway Department's Transportation Section, and a "Statue of Mr. Murakami Shoichi" was erected within the temple. It was officially designated as a municipal historic site in 1998, and the environment is filled with a peaceful and comfortable atmosphere. The temple exhibits a distinct Japanese style. The main hall is a single-eaved hip-and-gable roof structure with three bays in width and three bays in depth, nearly square. The roof extends forward to form an entrance porch. The floor inside the main hall is raised and covered with tatami mats, presenting a simple, tranquil, yet solemn and majestic Japanese temple beauty. The main hall is constructed from high-grade cypress wood. The temple still retains Japanese worship rituals, differing from traditional Taiwanese worship practices. The bell-shaped windows next to the main entrance are highly distinctive, and the entrance porch showcases exquisite carvings of dougong (interlocking wooden brackets) and hongliang (rainbow beams). The plaque inscribed with "Puji Temple" is a calligraphy by Yu Youren. It is worth mentioning that within the pavilion to the left of the temple, there is a stone Buddha enshrined, holding an infant in its left arm and a Zen staff in its right. The general public believes this statue to be "Guanyin who bestows children," while the Buddhist community... Address: 臺北市北投區新北投溫泉路112號 Hours: 00:00–23:59 Taipei