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Jōkoku-ji Temple

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Jōkoku-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren Buddhist temple with important cultural properties.

Jōkoku-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Nichiren Buddhist temple.
  • Established in 1486 by Watanabe Kane.
  • Founding priest was Nichishin Shonin.

What to see

  • Karamon gate, gifted by Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
  • Temple buildings are important cultural properties.
  • Ashikaga Yoshiaki's Dōkataginu.
  • Temple documents are important cultural properties.
  • Mokkoku tree is an important cultural property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

広島県福山市熊野町甲1481 Open in Google Maps

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