Kokutai Ji
Kokutai Ji is a temple in Akkeshi Chō, Akkeshi district, Hokkaido. Kokutai Ji is situated nearby to Akkeshi Town Historical Museum, as well as near the Buddhist temple Shōgyō-ji.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kokutai-ji and Akkeshi Town Historical Museum.
Kokutai-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Opqr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kokutai-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Wangetsu-cho neighborhood of the town of Akkeshi, Hokkaido, Japan. It belongs to the Nanzen-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen.
Akkeshi Town Historical Museum
Museum
Akkeshi Town Historical Museum opened in Akkeshi, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1967. Situated in the immediate vicinity of Kokutai-ji and Akkeshi Jinja, the collections document the history of the area and include Jōmon and Zoku-Jōmon ceramics; Ainu materials…
Shōgyō-ji
Buddhist temple
Shōgyō-ji is a Jōdo Shinshū temple in Akkeshi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Founded in 1879, the Hondō of 1799, relocated from Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture in 1910, has been designated an Important Cultural Property. Shōgyō-ji is situated 790 metres northeast of Kokutai Ji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akkeshi.
Akkeshi
Town
Photo: Opqr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akkeshi is a town located in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 31 October 2025, the town had an estimated population of 8059 in 4251 households, and a population density of 10.9 people per km2. The total area of the town is 739.12 km2.
Kokutai Ji
- Type: Temple
- Category: religion
- Location: Akkeshi Chō, Akkeshi district, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.03215° or 43° 1′ 56″ northLongitude
144.83849° or 144° 50′ 19″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
8RM62RJQ+V9GeoNames ID
11473497
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Kokutai Ji from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Kokutai Ji” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “こくたいじ”
- Japanese: “コクタイジ”
- Japanese: “国泰寺”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Kokutai Ji”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wangetsu and Matsuba.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Akkeshi Chōyakuba and Kaki Jima.
Hokkaido: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Sapporo, Hakodate, Asahikawa, and Abashiri.
Curious Temples to Discover
Uncover intriguing temples from every corner of the globe.