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Wakasa Kokubun-ji

Wakasa Kokubun-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of , . It belongs to the Sōtō school of Japanese Zen and its honzon is a statue of Shaka Nyōrai.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: buddhist temple in Obama, Fukui prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Wakasa Kokubun-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wakasa History Museum and Higashi-Obama Station.

Museum
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is situated 580 metres northwest of Wakasa Kokubun-ji.

Railway station
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is a railway station on the Obama Line in the city of , , Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. is situated 1 km northwest of Wakasa Kokubun-ji.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Kōyasan Shingon sect located in the city of , . Its main image is a statue of Amida Nyōrai. is situated 1¼ km south of Wakasa Kokubun-ji.

Wakasa Kokubun-ji

Latitude
35.47984° or 35° 28′ 47″ north
Longitude
135.78858° or 135° 47′ 19″ east
Open location code
8Q7QFQHQ+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12099972799
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q11616622
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Wakasa Kokubun-ji” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “若狹國分寺”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Wakasa Kokubun-ji”
  • Japanese: “若狭国分寺”
  • Japanese: “若狭国分寺跡”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 若狭姫神社 and 国分寺.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wakasa Kokubun-ji”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.