Japan Gems 掲載をご検討の店舗様へ

Aichi Temple

Kenkon-in Temple

English 繁體中文 简体中文

乾坤院

Kenkon-in is a Soto Zen temple, founded in 1475, with historical gates and cultural properties.

Kenkon-in Temple
Asturio Cantabrio CC BY-SA 4.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A Soto Zen temple, established in 1475.
  • Family temple of the Mizuno clan.
  • 15th sacred site of Shikoku Direct Transmission Kobo 88 Sacred Sites.
  • Had 61 branch temples in its history.

What to see

  • Main gate relocated from Ogawa Castle in 1606.
  • Reconstructed main hall, completed in 2019.
  • Three Aichi Prefecture designated tangible cultural properties.
  • Adjacent to Oda Park.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

愛知県知多郡東浦町大字緒川字沙弥田4 Open in Google Maps

この施設の関係者の方へ

このページは公開情報をもとに Japan Gems が作成し、訪日外国人向けに英語で掲載しています。 写真や情報の追加・修正を承っています。お店の写真に差し替えることもできます。

このページの情報を更新する
Temples in Aichi Our pick of 437, written up in English

More in Aichi