Kōsen Temple
Kōsen Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kusatsu, Agatsuma district, Gunma. Kōsen Temple is situated nearby to the temple 五重塔, as well as near the fire station 吾妻広域町村圏振興整備組合西部消防署.Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Denomination: Shingon Shu
- Description: temple in Kusatsu, Gunma
- Also known as: “Kōsen-ji” and “Kōsen-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kusatsu Bus Station and Kusatsu Tropical Wonderland.
Kusatsu Bus Station
Bus station
Photo: Cassiopeia sweet, Public domain.
Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, or Kusatsu Onsen Station, is a bus terminal located near Kusatsu Onsen in the town of Kusatsu, Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Kusatsu Bus Station is situated 140 metres southeast of Kōsen Temple.
Kusatsu Tropical Wonderland
Zoo
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Kusatsu Tropical Wonderland is a zoo, which is situated 1 km east of Kōsen Temple.
Kuryu Rakusen-en Sanatorium
Hospital
Kuryū Rakusen-en Sanatorium, or National Sanatorium Kuryū Rakusen-en is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients situated at Kusatsu-machi, Azuma-gun, Gunma Prefecture in Japan, which started in 1932. Kuryu Rakusen-en Sanatorium is situated 3 km east of Kōsen Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Joshin’etsukogen National Park and Naganohara.
Joshin’etsukogen National Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Joshin'etsukogen National Park is in the Chubu region of Japan; it is the second largest national park in Japan and consists of mountains and highlands that extend across Gunma, Nagano, and Niigata prefectures.
Naganohara
Town
Photo: Asasa198, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Naganohara is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Naganohara is situated 10 km southeast of Kōsen Temple.
Kōsen Temple
- Categories: building, shrine, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kusatsu, Agatsuma district, Gunma, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.62181° or 36° 37′ 19″ northLongitude
138.59529° or 138° 35′ 43″ eastInception
1200Open location code
8Q8WJHCW+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1311927446OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=shrineOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=shingon_shuWikidata ID
Q11388492
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Kōsen Temple” goes by many names.
- French: “Kōsen-ji”
- French: “temple Kōsen”
- French: “Temple Kōsen”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Kōsen-ji”
- Japanese: “Kōsen-ji”
- Japanese: “こうせんじ”
- Japanese: “光泉寺”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kōsen Temple and 五重塔.
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