Nōfuku-ji, Kobe

Name: Nōfuku-ji
Address: 1-39 Kitasakasegawacho Hyogoku, Kobe, 652-0837, Japan
Telephone: +81 78-652-1715

#32 among attractions in Kobe

Buddhist architecture, Temple, Sacred and religious sites, Buddhist temple

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Nōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple that, from the legend, was founded in 805 by the monk Saichō, in Kita Sakasegawa, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Saichō placed a statue of Yakushi Nyorai of his own making in the temple hall and named the temple Nōfuku Gokoku Mitsu-ji. ()

Local name: 能福寺 Completed: 805 (1219 years ago)Coordinates: 34°40'4"N, 135°10'19"E

Address

1-39 Kitasakasegawacho Hyogoku兵庫区 (神明町)Kobe 652-0837 Japan

Contact

+81 78-652-1715

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Harborland, Kobe Port Tower, Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe Anpanman Children's Museum & Mall.

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