Hōshin-ji Temple
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Hōshin-ji Temple: a Shingon Buddhist temple with a unique statue and cultural treasures.
What it is
- A temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect.
- Founded on Mt. Kokuzo, dedicated to Kokuzo Bosatsu.
- Re-established in 1950 after past damage.
What to see
- Main hall, completed in 1951.
- Yakushi-do houses a seated Yakushi Nyorai statue.
- Yakushi Nyorai statue has chrysanthemums carved on its robe.
- Sixteen hanging scrolls of the Sixteen Arhats.
- Scrolls are a Gifu Prefecture cultural property.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
岐阜県中津川市付知町寺山7096 Open in Google Maps
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