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Kōzen-ji Temple

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Kōzen-ji Temple is a Rinzai Buddhist temple known for its distinctive blue titanium roof.

Kōzen-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Rinzai school Kōshō-ji branch temple.
  • Originally a Tendai sect temple named Raigō-ji Temple.
  • Renamed Kōzen-ji Temple and became Rinzai in 1873.

What to see

  • Main hall with a colored titanium roof.
  • The roof shines with a blue color.

Getting there

  • 7-minute walk from Nippori Station.
  • 7-minute walk from Sendagi Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

東京都台東区谷中5-2-11 Open in Google Maps

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