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Kenshō-ji Temple

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Kenshō-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple with unique Edo-period structures and a rare sutra repository.

Kenshō-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple.
  • Founded as an independent temple.
  • Became a branch of Entsu-ji Temple in Tanba.

What to see

  • A turret-like structure from the castle town.
  • The Rinzo Sutra Repository, built in 1821.
  • The 4-meter-high Rinzo Sutra Repository is a cultural property.
  • An Edo period bell tower.
  • A Jizo Bodhisattva image from the Muromachi period.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

兵庫県豊岡市出石町松枝147 Open in Google Maps

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