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Tōrin-ji Temple

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Torinji Temple: a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with a turbulent past, rebuilt and relocated.

Tōrin-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Rinzai sect Myoshinji school temple.
  • Founded in 1538 by Katayama Naruhisa.
  • Dedicated to the main deity Sho-Kannon Bosatsu.
  • The 27th sacred site of Mino Shin Shikoku.

When to go

  • Originally established on a sandbank in the Kiso River.
  • Rebuilt in 1804 after a flood.
  • Moved to its current location in 1928.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

岐阜県各務原市前渡東町8-378 Open in Google Maps

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