Daiji-ji (大慈寺), also known as Daijizen-ji (大慈禅寺), is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple in Minami-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.

The temple was founded in 1278 by Kangan Giin with support of Kawashiri Yasuaki (川尻泰明), the local chief.

[1][2] Kangan Giin, a disciple of Dōgen and the founder of the Higo school of Sōtō Zen Buddhism.

[3] The local scenery resembles that of Dàbēi shān (大慈山) in Mingzhou now Ningbo, China, where Giin practiced Zen Buddhism discipline.

[3] The bronze bell, a 169 centimeter tall inside the main gate was built in 1269.