GoShuin: Temple Stamp Book

Collect the memories of Japan, then bring its temples, shrines and calligraphy together one piece at a time. GoShuin combines a digital goshuin book, a shrine and temple map, a personal visit journal and a relaxing sliding puzzle game. The first 50 distinct places marked Goshuin collected are included. A separate optional one-time Unlimited saves purchase removes this limit. Existing collected places stay editable, and earlier purchases can be restored. PLAY WITH TEMPLES, SHRINES AND YOUR OWN STAMPS Explore 320 illustrated puzzle pictures: 150 temples, 150 shrines and 20 goshuin-style calligraphy designs. Slide tiles into place to complete the picture. Choose a 3×3, 4×4, 5×5 board, or try the mixed rectangular blocks of the Huarong Dao-inspired mode. Use hints, undo a move and return to saved progress at your own pace. You can also turn a stamp saved in your collection into a puzzle. The first three picture puzzles are free on Easy in the square and mixed-block formats. Puzzle Unlock is an optional one-time purchase that includes every picture, puzzles made from your saved stamps, and Normal and Hard difficulty. Hexagon mode requires a separate one-time purchase, including for Puzzle Unlock owners. No subscription. Restore Purchases is available on each unlock screen. Each grid size has Easy, Normal and Hard levels based on the verified minimum moves needed. See the starting minimum, follow hints that update with your moves, and earn a Perfect solve achievement by finishing in the fewest possible moves. The completed-picture reference is available in the Hint menu. FIND YOUR NEXT SHRINE OR TEMPLE Explore more than 36,000 mapped places across all 47 prefectures. Search Japanese or English names, filter by prefecture and place type, and browse the gallery, list or map. Save places you want to visit and open walking directions in Apple Maps. BUILD YOUR DIGITAL GOSHUIN BOOK Scan pages on a supported iPhone or import photos. Adjust crop and perspective, add a title, date and note, and link a stamp to its temple or shrine. Search your collection, zoom in on details and share individual pages. Keep your travel photos alongside your stamps. REMEMBER EACH VISIT Record repeat visits, personal notes and optional offerings in yen. Save favourites and omikuji results. Browse available venue illustrations, share stickers and take a quiet break with included instrumental music. YOUR COLLECTION, CLOSE AT HAND The bundled catalogue and local records work without an account. Optional Sign in with Apple enables private iCloud scan-library sync and additional artwork downloads. The app interface supports Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Before visiting, check the venue’s current official information and rules. Map coverage is partial, and a listed place does not guarantee goshuin availability. Puzzle illustrations are artwork, not a record of receiving an official temple or shrine stamp. Public catalogue sources: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Optionally show live moves remaining and see when a move takes you closer or farther from completion. When the exact minimum is unavailable, the count is clearly marked as a lower bound. Try a true hexagonal tray with 22 triangular pieces and two connected empty spaces. Triangles slide without rotating, with legal hints and certified minimums of 6, 12 or 20 moves. Rounded tiles have been removed. Set difficulty with a slider anchored at Easy, Normal and Hard, including intermediate challenges within each board format. The next new puzzle gradually gets harder as you complete pictures. Each slider setting is based on a verified minimum move count; unfinished puzzles keep their original challenge and saved moves.