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Kōtoku-ji Temple

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Kōtoku-ji is a historic Soto Zen temple with a notable Jizo statue, easily accessible by train.

Kōtoku-ji Temple
Beryllium Transistor CC BY-SA 4.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A Soto Zen temple.
  • Founded in 1682 by village headman Den'emon Mimura.
  • A branch temple of Shofuku-ji in Ageo City.

What to see

  • Current principal image is Shaka Nyorai, enshrined in 1972.
  • Former principal image is Kokūzō Bosatsu, a cultural property.
  • Wooden seated Jizo Bosatsu statue.

Getting there

  • 18-minute walk from Nisshin Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

埼玉県さいたま市西区宮前町1700 Open in Google Maps

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