Shokoji is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Jodo Shinshu Honganji-ha denomination. The temple is located on the Sea of Japan coast in Fushiki Furukokufu, Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture. The temple was founded in 1471 by Rennyo Shonin (1415–1499), the eighth head priest of Honganji Temple, as a base for missionary work in Etchu Province (now Toyama Prefecture) and was later relocated to its current location. The temple precincts consist of 30,000 square meters. Twelve of the temple complex’s structures, including the spectacular main hall (hondo), are nationally designated Important Cultural Properties. From 1998 through 2021, the temple underwent an extensive, 23-year-long restoration project known as “The Great Heisei Restoration.”

The special exhibition at Shokoji will feature displays in structures such as the grand hall (ohiroma), reception hall (shikidai), kitchen (daidokoro), and study (shoin), and outdoors in the gardens and other locations on the vast temple grounds.