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Chōkyū-ji Temple (Hikone)

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長久寺 (彦根市)

Chōkyū-ji Temple, founded in 1041, offers historical insights and cultural properties worth seeing.

Chōkyū-ji Temple (Hikone)
先従隗始 CC0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A Shingon-shu Buzan-ha temple.
  • Founded in 1041 by imperial command.
  • Was a Tendai-shu temple until the early Edo period.

What to see

  • The main hall is a Shiga Prefecture cultural property.
  • Wooden standing Bishamonten statue is a city cultural property.
  • Wooden standing Fudo Myoo statue is a city cultural property.

Getting there

  • Take a bus from Hikone Station.
  • Walk 4 minutes from the bus stop.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

滋賀県彦根市後三条町59 Open in Google Maps

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