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Chōshin-ji Temple

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A Jodo sect temple in Osaka featuring a historic Edo-period gate and a designated cultural property statue of Amida Nyorai.

Chōshin-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Jodo sect temple located in the Tennoji Ward of Osaka.
  • The temple was moved to its current location in 1603.
  • It is dedicated to the main object of worship, Amida Nyorai.
  • The site houses the graves of famous puppeteers Yoshida Eizo I and II.

What to see

  • A mid-Edo period mountain gate registered as a national tangible cultural property.
  • The mountain gate is a one-ken Yakuimon style wooden structure.
  • A wooden Amida Nyorai statue designated as a city cultural property.
  • The historic gate is the only original structure that survived war damage.

Getting there

  • An eight-minute walk from Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka Station.
  • A twenty-minute walk from Osaka Uehommachi Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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