Tokoji temple

Tōkō-ji is a Zen Buddhist temple located in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The temple is affiliated with the Ōbaku sect of Japanese Zen and its honzon is a statue of Shaka Nyorai.

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Type: Place of worship
Description: Zen Buddhist temple in Hagi, Japan
Also known as: “Tōkō-ji”, “Tōkō-ji Temple”, and “tokoji”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shōkasonjuku Academy and Higashi-Hagi Station.

Shōkasonjuku Academy

Historic building

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Shōkasonjuku Academy, is a small size academy also known as a national historic site of Japan. The location of Shōka Sonjuku is 1537-1 Chinto, Hagi city, Yamaguchi. Shōkasonjuku Academy is situated 700 metres west of Tokoji temple.

Higashi-Hagi Station

Railway station

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Higashi-Hagi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Higashi-Hagi Station is situated 1¼ km west of Tokoji temple.

Hagi Reverberating Furnace

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The Hagi Reverberatory Furnace is the ruins of an Edo period reverberatory furnace erected by Chōshū Domain in what is now the Chintō neighborhood of the city of Hagi, Yamaguchi in the San'yō region of Japan. Hagi Reverberating Furnace is situated 2 km north of Tokoji temple.