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Sōfuku-ji Temple, Kariya

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Sōfuku-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo-shū temple in Kariya with important Amida Nyorai statues.

Sōfuku-ji Temple, Kariya
Asturio Cantabrio CC BY-SA 4.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • Jōdo-shū Seizan Fukakusa sect temple.
  • Its mountain name is Ōokayama.
  • Rebuilt in the Edo period by Ōoka Eijun.
  • Current main hall rebuilt in 1883.

What to see

  • Main image is a standing Amida Nyorai statue.
  • Standing Amida Nyorai is an Aichi cultural property.
  • Wooden seated Amida Nyorai is a Kariya cultural property.

Getting there

  • Accessible from Kariya Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

愛知県刈谷市高松町4丁目62 Open in Google Maps

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