Kōsan-ji, Setonaikai National Park

Name: Kōsan-ji
Address: 553-2 Setodachosetoda, Setonaikai National Park, 722-2411, Japan
Telephone: +81 845-27-0800

#2 among attractions in Setonaikai National Park

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Kōsan-ji is a Hongan-ji school Jōdo Shinshū temple on the island of Ikuchijima in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Founded by the industrialist Koso Kōsanji 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. The Hill of Hope is a monument landscaped with five thousand square metres of Carrara marble, weighing some three thousand tons, by Kazuto Kuetani. The Kōsan-ji Museum houses over two thousand items, including nineteen Important Cultural Properties. ()

Local name: 耕三寺 Completed: 1936 (88 years ago)Coordinates: 34°18'12"N, 133°5'28"E

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553-2 SetodachosetodaSetonaikai National Park 722-2411 Japan

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+81 845-27-0800

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Kōsan-ji – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ōyamazumi Shrine, Tatara Bridge, Innoshima Bridge, Ikuchi Bridge.

6.2 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Ōyamazumi Shrine, Ōmishima Island
158 min walk • Ōyamazumi Shrine is located on the island of Ōmishima in the Seto Inland Sea. The shrine is dedicated to the gods who protect sailors and soldiers. Because of this, many daimyō and other military leaders have made offerings at the shrine in hopes of military success, or in thanks for victory in battle.
3.3 miSW
Bridge
Tatara Bridge, Setonaikai National Park
86 min walk • The Tatara Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that is part of the Nishiseto Expressway, commonly known as the Shimanami Kaidō しまなみ海道. The bridge has a center span of 890 metres. As of 2010 it has the fourth longest main span of any cable-stayed bridge after the Sutong Bridge.
6.3 miNE
Bridge
Innoshima Bridge, Onomichi
161 min walk • The Innoshima Bridge is a Japanese suspension bridge, part of the 59 kilometer Nishiseto Expressway linking the islands of Honshu and Shikoku. Completed in 1983, it has a main span of 770 metres and connects Mukaishima, Hiroshima with Innoshima, Hiroshima.
3.4 miE
Bridge
Ikuchi Bridge, Onomichi
86 min walk • Ikuchi Bridge is a road bridge in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is part of the Nishi-Seto Expressway "Shimanami Kaido" that connects Ikuchi Island and Innoshima Island in the Seto Inland Sea, and was awarded the Tanaka Award in the works...
~910 ftN
34°18'21"N • 133°5'28"E
Hirayama Ikuo Museum of Art, Onomichi
5 min walk • Museum, Art museum
5.7 miSE
Neighbourhood
Ochi District, Setonaikai National Park
146 min walk • The Ochi District is a district located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004 the total population of 8,419 with a total area is 30.35 km².
~710 ftNW
Island
Ikuchi-jima
4 min walk • Ikuchi-jima is one of the Geiyo Islands in the Seto Inland Sea, belonging to Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. Ikuchi-jima is administered as part of Onomichi city. The bridges connecting Ikuchi-jima to the mainland via Innoshima and to Shikoku via Ōmishima Island. The island's highest peak is Mount Kanno at 472.3 m.