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Tōkō-ji Temple

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Tōkō-ji Temple is a historic Shingon temple with important statues, rebuilt multiple times after fires.

Tōkō-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Shingon sect Buddhist temple.
  • Founded in Yaotsu Town, Gifu Prefecture.
  • Rebuilt in 1683 by Ryōken after abandonment.

What to see

  • A pond dedicated to Benzaiten below the road.
  • Yakushi-dō hall houses a 105cm wooden Yakushi Nyorai statue.
  • Wooden Yakushi Nyorai and two attendants are cultural properties.
  • A wooden Eleven-faced Kannon statue is a town cultural property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

岐阜県加茂郡八百津町八百津8329-10 Open in Google Maps

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