Mikawa Kokubunni-ji

Mikawa Kokubun-niji is a Buddhist nunnery located in the Yahata neighborhood of the city of Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan. It is the modern successor of one of the provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising control of the imperial rule over the provinces.

Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hachinan Elementary school and Kō Station.

Hachinan Elementary school

School

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Hachinan Elementary school is situated 550 metres southeast of Mikawa Kokubunni-ji.

Kō Station

Railway station

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Kō Station is a junction railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Kō Station is situated 1½ km west of Mikawa Kokubunni-ji.

Yawata Station

Railway station

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The Toyokawa Line is a railway line in Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad. The line connects Kō Station in the western part of Toyokawa with Toyokawa-inari Station in the eastern part of Toyokawa. Yawata Station is situated 1½ km southeast of Mikawa Kokubunni-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matsuba-chō and Toyohashi.

Matsuba-chō

Quarter

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Matsuba-chō is a quarter, which is situated 9 km southeast of Mikawa Kokubunni-ji.

Toyohashi

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Toyohashi is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2019, the city had an estimated population of 377,453 in 160,516 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2.