Japan Gems 掲載をご検討の店舗様へ

Tottori Temple

Kōsen-ji Temple (Chizu)

English 繁體中文 简体中文

光専寺 (智頭町)

Kōsen-ji Temple: a historic temple with a nightingale floor, founded in 1590.

Kōsen-ji Temple (Chizu)
663highland CC BY-SA 3.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A temple of the Jōdo Shinshū Honganji-ha sect.
  • Founded in 1590.
  • Main image is Amida Nyorai Geiritsu-zō.
  • Located along the Chizu-shuku Chizu Ōrai.

What to see

  • Nightingale floor in the main hall.
  • Shinran-den-e, created in 1739.
  • Hachidai Jigoku Hensō-zu, created in 1791.
  • Fusuma paintings by Kawamura Koha and Maruyama school.

Getting there

  • 10-minute walk from Chizu Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

鳥取県八頭郡智頭町智頭147 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 Tottori Our pick of 34, written up in English

More in Tottori