Kousanji Temple

Kōsan-ji is a Hongan-ji school Jōdo Shinshū temple on the island of Ikuchijima in Onomichi, , . Founded by the industrialist Kōzō Kanamoto in 1936 in honour of his deceased mother, and with an area of approximately fifty thousand square metres, many of its structures are modelled upon the country's most famous historic temples and shrines.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kōsan-ji” and “Kōsan-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hirayama Ikuo Museum of Art and Setoda Civic Hall.

Museum
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is situated 200 metres north of Kousanji Temple.

Community center
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is a community center, which is situated 260 metres north of Kousanji Temple.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 390 metres northwest of Kousanji Temple.

Kousanji Temple

Latitude
34.30396° or 34° 18′ 14″ north
Longitude
133.08982° or 133° 5′ 23″ east
Open location code
8Q6M833Q+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 461850131
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q3201305
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Japanese—“Kousanji Temple” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kōsan-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوسان جى”
  • French: “Kōsan-ji”
  • German: “Kōsan-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Kōsan-ji”
  • Japanese: “耕三寺”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kosanji Temple and 因島警察署瀬戸田交番.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Hyakkoya and ドルチェ耕三寺店.

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