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Mikawa Kokubun-niji

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三河国分尼寺

Explore the ruins of an ancient nunnery, a National Historic Site with reconstructed gates and halls.

Mikawa Kokubun-niji
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What it is

  • Ancient temple ruin, a National Historic Site.
  • One of the provincial nunneries established by Emperor Shomu.
  • Discovered in 1920 by Tsunee Shibata.
  • Open to the public as a historic park.

What to see

  • Site measures approximately 150 meters square.
  • Main hall (Kondo) is the largest for a nunnery.
  • Reconstructed middle gate and cloister.
  • Foundations of main hall, lecture hall, and nuns' quarters.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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