Wakasa Kokubun-ji Temple

What it is

• A Soto Zen Buddhist temple, founded as Wakasa Province Kokubun-soji Temple.
• Its mountain name is Gokoku-zan.
• The main deity is Shaka Nyorai.
• Certified as a Japan Heritage site in 2015.

What to see

• The current Shaka-do hall, rebuilt around 1705.
• A wooden seated Yakushi Nyorai statue, a National Important Cultural Property.
• The temple site overlaps with ancient temple ruins.
• The Wakasa Kokubun-ji Temple ruins are a National Historic Site.
• The Kokubun-ji Kofun, a large circular burial mound.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.