Bungo Kokubun-ji Temple

What it is

• A Tendai sect temple, re-established in 1675.
• Successor to the Bungo Province Kokubun-ji Temple.
• Dedicated to the main deity Yakushi Nyorai.
• Its mountain name is Iōzan.

What to see

• The main hall, completed in 1694.
• Yakushidō stands on the original Kondō site.
• Kannondō stands on the original pagoda site.
• Bungo Kokubun-ji Temple ruins are a National Historic Site.
• Excavations show the temple area was 183 by 300 meters.
• Original pagoda was a seven-story structure, 60 meters tall.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.