Contributions

Report on Donations to Disaster Areas and a Big Thank You!

Many visitors to Kotoku-in have made donations to the victims of various disasters around the world by donating to the collection boxes placed within the temple precincts. We are pleased to announce that these funds have been presented to the recipients in the following amounts. Our deepest gratitude goes out to all who donated so generously.

Name Recipient Date Amount (JPY)
Kumamoto Earthquake (Japan) Recovery Project of Kumamoto Castle Dec 12, 2017 471,000
Kumamoto Earthquake (Japan) Kumamoto Prefecture Feb 6, 2017 876,175
Tohoku Region Pacific Coast Earthquake (Japan) The UNESCO Association Scholarship for 3.11 Disaster-Stricken Children and Students Feb 6, 2017 777,878
Tohoku Region Pacific Coast Earthquake (Japan) The Kamakura City Council of Social Welfare Mar 13, 2013 194,170
Tohoku Region Pacific Coast Earthquake (Japan) The Kamakura City Council of Social Welfare Sep 26, 2011 115,468
Qinghai Earthquake (China) Japanese Red Cross Society July 21, 2010 15,745
Chile Earthquake Japanese Red Cross Society July 21, 2010 15,045
Haiti Earthquake Japanese Red Cross Society
Mar 3, 2010
43,962
Sichuan Earthquake (China) Japanese Red Cross Society July 9, 2008 28,768
Myanmar Cyclone Japanese Red Cross Society July 9, 2008 23,932
Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake (Japan) Niigata Prefecture Disaster Countermeasure Office July 4, 2008 48,967
Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake (Japan) Niigata Prefecture Disaster Countermeasure Office Jan 30, 2008
52,509
Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake (Japan) Niigata Prefecture Disaster Countermeasure Office Sep 20, 2007 45,679