Kokutai-ji

Kokutai-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Wangetsu-cho neighborhood of the town of , Japan. It belongs to the branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Akkeshi, Hokkaido, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kokutai-ji (Akkeshi)”, “Kokutai-ji Temple”, and “Kokutaiji”
  • Address: 湾月町1丁目 15, 北海道厚岸郡厚岸町

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Akkeshi Town Historical Museum and Shōgyō-ji.

Museum
opened in , Hokkaidō, Japan in 1967. Situated in the immediate vicinity of Kokutai-ji and Akkeshi Jinja, the collections document the history of the area and include Jōmon and Zoku-Jōmon ceramics; Ainu materials…

Buddhist temple
is a Jōdo Shinshū temple in Akkeshi, Hokkaidō, . Founded in 1879, the Hondō of 1799, relocated from Itoigawa in in 1910, has been designated an Important Cultural Property. is situated 800 metres northeast of Kokutai-ji.

Railway station
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is a railway station located in the town of , Hokkaidō, . It is operated by JR Hokkaido. is situated 2½ km north of Kokutai-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akkeshi.

Town
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is a town located in , Hokkaidō, . As of 31 October 2025, the town had an estimated population of 8059 in 4251 households, and a population density of 10.9 people per km2. The total area of the town is 739.12 km2.

Kokutai-ji

Latitude
43.03221° or 43° 1′ 56″ north
Longitude
144.83843° or 144° 50′ 18″ east
Open location code
8RM62RJQ+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 389147513
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q11421168
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Kokutai-ji” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “國泰寺 (厚岸町)”
  • Chinese: “國泰寺”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Kokutai-ji”
  • Japanese: “国泰寺 (厚岸町)”
  • Japanese: “国泰寺”
  • Japanese: “国泰寺跡”

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