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Oki Kokubun-ji Temple

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Visit this historic temple on Oki Islands for its ancient roots and unique traditional dance.

Oki Kokubun-ji Temple
Saigen Jiro CC0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A Toji Shingon sect temple.
  • Successor to the Oki Province Kokubun-soji Temple.
  • Temple grounds are a National Historic Site.
  • Designated a National Historic Site in 1934.

What to see

  • Main image is Shaka Nyorai.
  • Main hall rebuilt in 2014.
  • Temple grounds overlap former Kokubun-soji Temple site.
  • Oki Kokubun-niji Temple ruins 500 meters southeast.

When to go

  • Renge-e-mai dance held annually on April 21st.
  • Renge-e-mai is a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

島根県隠岐郡隠岐の島町池田風呂前5番地 Open in Google Maps

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