Kōon-ji Temple
光恩寺
Koon-ji is a historic Jodo-shu temple with a rare surviving building from Wakayama Castle.
What it is
- A Jodo-shu Buddhist temple.
- Founded in 1591 by Shinyo Shonin.
- Named after Tsuda Kenmotsu Sansei's Buddhist name.
- Received patronage from the Kishu Tokugawa family.
What to see
- The kuri, a surviving structure of Wakayama Castle.
- The kuri was relocated from Wakayama Castle's Honmaru Goten O-daidokoro.
- The kuri has a tiled, hip-and-gable roof.
- The kuri is a Wakayama City cultural property.
Getting there
- 20-minute walk from JR Wakayama Line Fuseya Station.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
和歌山県和歌山市大垣内663 Open in Google Maps
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