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Gyōren-ji Temple

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Gyorenji is a Nichiren Buddhist temple with a historic tsunami memorial tower, offering a unique historical perspective.

Gyōren-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Nichiren Buddhist temple.
  • Designated an Ito City Historic Site in 2006.
  • Damaged in the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

What to see

  • A tsunami memorial tower built in 1762.
  • Tower commemorates victims of the Genroku Tsunami.
  • Tower records tsunamis from 1703 and 1633.
  • The height of the tsunami is recorded on stone steps.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

静岡県伊東市宇佐美337 Open in Google Maps

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