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Sōzen-ji Temple

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Sozenji Temple is a historic Jodo Shinshu temple with a notable kaya tree.

Sōzen-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Jodo Shinshu temple in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture.
  • Originally a Shugendo temple of Mt. Io.
  • Converted to Jodo Shinshu during the Sengoku period.
  • Predecessor of Matsudera Eifukuji.

What to see

  • Main hall completed on July 24, 1977.
  • Bronze bell cast on March 20, 1952.
  • Bell tower built in June 1986.
  • Temple's interior room built in 1912.
  • Octagonal outdoor lantern donated in November 1979.
  • Kaya tree in the cemetery is a designated cultural property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

富山県南砺市才川七1257 Open in Google Maps

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