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Ankoku-ji Temple 安国寺

Ankoku-ji (安国寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Kokutai-ji branch of Rinzai school of Buddhism in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. This temple was built by the priest Kakushin in 1273. Afterwards, it was revived by Ankokuji Ekei in 1579, though it remained in decline. This temple is classified as an Important Cultural Property.

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Ankoku-ji Temple — 安国寺
Photo: 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
LocationFukuyama, Hiroshima (福山市 広島県)
Coordinates34.38811, 133.38000 · Open in Google Maps
TypeTemple garden
Cultural propertyImportant Cultural Property of Japan
Established1273

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