Gochi Kokubun-ji Temple
五智国分寺
Historic Tendai temple with a unique pagoda, rebuilt by Uesugi Kenshin, offering cultural insights.
What it is
- Tendai sect temple, successor to Echigo Kokubun-ji Temple.
- Main deity is the Gochi Nyorai.
- Relocated and rebuilt in 1562 by Uesugi Kenshin.
- Temple grounds are a Joetsu City Historic Site.
What to see
- Main hall, rebuilt in 1997, enshrines five Gochi Nyorai statues.
- Three-storied pagoda, only one in the Joetsu region.
- Pagoda is a Niigata Prefecture Designated Cultural Property.
- Kyozo (sutra repository) was built in 1693.
- Kyozo and Sanmon (temple gate) are City Designated Cultural Properties.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
新潟県上越市五智3-20-21 Open in Google Maps
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