Kenchū-ji Temple
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Kenchū-ji Temple is a Sōtō Zen temple with historical graves and a unique hourglass.
What it is
- A Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple.
- Family temple of the Mizuno clan.
- Founded in 1622 or 1626 by Mizuno Katsunari.
- 7th sacred site of the Chūgoku Sanjū Jizōson pilgrimage.
What to see
- Graves of successive lords of the Fukuyama Domain.
- Mizuno family graveyard, including Katsunari and Tadashige.
- A 400-year-old Dutch hourglass.
- Hourglass donated by Tokugawa Ieyasu, runs for 100 minutes.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
広島県福山市寺町4-24 Open in Google Maps
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