Myōtsū-ji (明通寺) is a Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

The foundation of Myōtsū-ji is uncertain.

Per temple records dated 1374, the temple was founded by the famous general Sakanoue no Tamuramaro in 806.

Two of the structures of the temple date to the Kamakura period: the Hondō and the three-storey pagoda and both are designated National Treasures.

A number of Heian-period statues within these buildings are designated Important Cultural Properties.