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Saifuku-ji Temple

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Saifuku-ji Temple is a historic Shingon temple with a notable three-story pagoda.

Saifuku-ji Temple
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What it is

  • It is a Shingon-shu Buzan-ha temple.
  • Kukai founded the temple between 810 and 824.

What to see

  • See the Kannon-do hall.
  • The Kannon-do enshrines 100 Kannon statues.
  • View the three-story pagoda, 23 meters tall.
  • It is the tallest wooden structure in the prefecture.
  • The pagoda enshrines Dainichi, Amida, and Shaka Nyorai.

Getting there

  • It is a 9-minute walk from Tozuka-Angyo Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

埼玉県川口市西立野420 Open in Google Maps

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