Web3 and Buddhism: Japanese Cultural Preservation

Goshuin Japan aims to preserve the cultural heritage of Temples and Shrines around Japan through the digitization of Goshuin stamps via NFT.
 
Avalanche Ltd & the Company (株式会社アバランチ) collaborated with Kyoto Ryuganji Temple (龍岸寺), a temple known for its head-turning Drone Buddha Performance, and created Goshuin Japan to create a unique way to introduce lesser-known temples around Japan through the web3 community.
 
We’ve all been or want to go to bigger temples around Japan, such as Kinka-kuji or Kyomizu-dera, and many more. It’s a quintessential Japanese travel experience. What if we introduce and open up people’s itineraries for their next Japan trip through a web3 community?
 
The chief priest of Ryuganji Temple, Ikeguchi-san, enlightened the project by sharing the current state of the temples around Japan. Shrines and temples have been deeply rooted in Japanese life since ancient times, and in the past, they had a closer relationship with people’s lives. People rely on prayer for emotional support. The techniques essential to creating beautiful temple architecture, such as wood carving, lacquer painting, and gold leaf stamping, are the embodiment of prayer and gratitude from the community.


Source: 8 News Now