Kokujō-ji Temple
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Kokujo-ji Temple: a historic Shingon-shu temple with connections to famous monks.
What it is
- A Shingon-shu Buzan-ha temple.
- Founded in 709 by the monk Taicho.
- Rebuilt in the mid-Edo period by Man'en.
What to see
- Gogo-an, a hermitage where Man'en and Ryokan lived.
- A wooden standing statue of Senju Kannon Bosatsu.
- Ryokan's training ground, a historic site.
- A beech forest on Mt. Kokujo.
Getting there
- 15 minutes by car from Aozutsu Station.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
新潟県燕市国上1407 Open in Google Maps
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