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Jikō-ji Temple

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Jikō-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Utsunomiya with a notable cherry tree.

Jikō-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple.
  • Founded in 1516 by Utsunomiya Naritsuna.
  • Established to protect against evil.

What to see

  • A 150-year-old Higan cherry tree.
  • The cherry tree is a city-designated natural monument.
  • A wooden Amitābha Tathāgata seated statue.
  • A red gate, rebuilt in 2008.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

栃木県宇都宮市塙田1-3-3 Open in Google Maps

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