Hitachi Kokubun-ji
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Hitachi Kokubun-ji (常陸国分寺) is a Buddhist temple in Fuchū neighborhood of the city of Ishioka, Ibaraki, Japan, belonging to the Shingon-shū Chizan-ha sect, and is the provincial temple ("kokubunji") of former Hitachi Province. The ruins of the Nara period temple and the nearby nunnery have been collectively protected as a National Historic Site since 1922.[1] In 1952, the designation was upgraded to that of a Special National Historic Site. [2]
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Hitachi Kokubun-ji | |
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陸奥国分寺 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhist |
Deity | Yakushi Nyōrai |
Rite | Shingon-shū Chizan-ha |
Status | active |
Location | |
Location | 5-1-5 Fuchū, Ishioka-shi, Ibaraki-ken |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 36°11′46.34″N 140°16′24.09″E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Emperor Shōmu |
Completed | c. 752 |
Website | |
Official website (in Japanese) | |
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