Hōki Kokunbun-ji
Hōki Kokubun-ji was a Buddhist temple located in the Kokubunji neighborhood of the city of Kurayoshi, Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It was one of the provincial temples established by decree of Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Japanese Buddhist Temple
- Also known as: “Hōki Kokubun-ji” and “Hōki Kokubun-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hōki Provincial Capital and Kokubunji Kofun.
Hōki Provincial Capital
Archaeological site
The Hōki Provincial Capital Site is an archaeological site consisting of the ruins of the Nara period to early Heian period Provincial Capital of Hōki Province, located in the Kokufu, Kokubunji, neighborhood of the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture in the San'in region of Japan. Hōki Provincial Capital is situated 370 metres west of Hōki Kokunbun-ji.
Kokubunji Kofun
Archaeological site
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Kokubunji Kofun is an archaeological site, which is situated 750 metres northeast of Hōki Kokunbun-ji.
Nishi-Kurayoshi Station Ruin
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Nishi-Kurayoshi Station Ruin is situated 1½ km southeast of Hōki Kokunbun-ji.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kurayoshi and Misasa.
Kurayoshi
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kurayoshi is a city located in the central part of Tottori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2021, the city had an estimated population of 44,969 in 20,609 households and a population density of 170 persons per km2.
Misasa
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Misasa is a town located in Tōhaku District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2022, the town had an estimated population of 6,056 in 2520 households and a population density of 26 persons per km2.
Yurihama
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Yurihama is a town located in Tōhaku District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2022, the town had an estimated population of 16,515 in 6452 households and a population density of 210 persons per km2.
Hōki Kokunbun-ji
- Categories: former Buddhist temple, provincial temple, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Hokuei, Tōhaku District, Tottori, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.43275° or 35° 25′ 58″ northLongitude
133.78977° or 133° 47′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8Q7MCQMQ+3WOpenStreetMap ID
node 6325318387OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q11381491
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Japanese—“Hōki Kokunbun-ji” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Hōki Kokubun-ji”
- Japanese: “伯耆国分寺”
- Japanese: “伯耆国分寺跡”
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