Re-launched app
Re-Launch and complete redesign
Highlights
- Complete redesign with a new Discover home screen — Your journey now begins at a personalized gateway showcasing nearby temples, city guides, pilgrimage routes, transportation lines, and seasonal events—all in one scroll.
- Browse temple cities with visual cards that show you temple-rich destinations across Japan at a glance.
- Get personalized temple recommendations based on your interests, whether you're drawn to Zen gardens, historic architecture, or mountain shrines.
- See what's around you with location-aware suggestions that update as you explore.
- Flip through beautiful goshuin in a full-screen photo viewer that lets you appreciate each unique calligraphy design.
- Follow sacred temple circuits like the 88-temple Shikoku pilgrimage or Kyoto's temple walks with dedicated route cards.
- Find temples by train or subway line, perfect for planning a temple-hopping day along the Yamanote or any other rail route.
- Discover seasonal festivals, ceremonies, and special temple events happening near you throughout the year.
- Explore temples by the deities they enshrine, from Kannon to Fudo Myoo.
- Filter by what matters to you—garden views, National Treasures, mountain settings, or autumn foliage spots.
- Dive deeper with curated articles about temple history, etiquette, and hidden gems.
- Jump straight to your favorite categories with quick access shortcuts.
- Stay current with recently updated temples and fresh community photos.
- Explore Japan region by region, from Hokkaido's northern temples to Okinawa's sacred sites.
Verbesserungen
- Enhanced Map Experience: Interactive temple map with smart clustering, swipeable temple cards, and Apple Maps-style filters that adapt to how close or far you zoom.
- Smoother Navigation: Rebuilt navigation architecture eliminates crashes and infinite loops—every tap now takes you exactly where you expect, with reliable back-button behavior throughout.
- Better Performance: Faster temple loading, smarter image caching, improved memory management, and refined pull-to-refresh keep the app swift even with thousands of temples.
Fehlerbehebungen
- Resolved navigation stability issues, tab bar disappearances, and state management quirks that occasionally disrupted your temple exploration flow.
- Fixed data sync improvements ensuring temples load reliably and search results appear instantly—no more empty lists or missing temples.
- Smoothed out hundreds of UI refinements including skeleton loading states, placeholder displays, filter responsiveness, and layout consistency across all screens.