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Kōtoku-ji Temple

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Kōtoku-ji Temple is a historic Shingon-shu temple with a nationally important main hall.

Kōtoku-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Shingon-shu Buzan-ha temple.
  • Founded by Miogaya Hirotoku, a vassal of Minamoto no Yoritomo.
  • Revived in 1399 by Yuhan.
  • Received shuinjo from the Edo shogunate.

What to see

  • The principal image is the Five Great Myōō.
  • Ōmidō is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property.
  • Ōmidō was built in the late Muromachi period.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

埼玉県比企郡川島町表76 Open in Google Maps

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