Hōkyō-ji (宝慶寺) is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple founded about 1278 in Echizen, Fukui prefecture, Japan.
He meditated in solitary with the wild animals at the base of Mount Ginnanpo, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) away.
By one account, a leader of the Fujiwara clan in charge of the Ono District, Ijira Tomotoshi happened to find him during a hunt, and offered his financial support.
In 1278, Tomotoshi's son Tomanari built a temple for Jakuen who apparently wished to revere Ju-ching by taking the name from the Hōkyō era in China, a period during which Ju-ching was Dogen's teacher.
Studying with Jakuen, Keizan experienced enlightenment at Hōkyō-ji in 1285.