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Kōtoku-ji Temple

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Kōtoku-ji is a historic Jōdo-shū temple in Tokyo, notable for its 16th-century founding and notable burials.

Kōtoku-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple.
  • Founded in 1579.
  • Founder was Kōyo Shōnin Muwa Oshō.
  • Restored by Mochizuki Sukenoshin and seven others.

What to see

  • Burial site of Man'ya Shōjirō.
  • Burial site of Kōchiyama Sōshun.
  • Burial site of Motoyasu Sōen.
  • Burial site of Giga Seiya.
  • Records from 1600 onward.

Getting there

  • 4-minute walk from Gaienmae Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

東京都港区北青山2-10-26 Open in Google Maps

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