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Genkoku-ji Temple

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Genkoku-ji is a historic Jodo-shu temple with connections to Honen and notable samurai burials.

Genkoku-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Jodo-shu Buddhist temple.
  • Its predecessor was a lodging for Honen.
  • Known as Genkoku-ji since the Muromachi period.
  • Moved to its current site by Hachisuka Iemasa.

What to see

  • The principal image of Amida Nyorai.
  • Graves of Yamada Oribe and Watanabe Katsushige.

Getting there

  • 10-minute walk from JR Tokushima Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

徳島県徳島市寺町4 Open in Google Maps

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