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Gensyō-ji Temple

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Gensyō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Osaka with Edo-period architecture and a Kamakura-period statue.

Gensyō-ji Temple
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What it is

  • Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple.
  • Founded in 1596.
  • Honzon is Amitābha Tathagata.

What to see

  • Temple gate built in the late Edo period.
  • Kura built in the mid-Edo period.
  • Gate and kura are registered cultural properties.
  • 13th-century wooden Jizō Bosatsu standing statue.
  • Statue is an Osaka City designated cultural property.

Getting there

  • 12-minute walk from Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

大阪府大阪市天王寺区下寺町1丁目2-25 Open in Google Maps

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