Anraku-ji

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Anraku-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū in Kamiita, Tokushima, Japan. Temple 6 on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, the main image is of Bhaisajyaguru. The temple is said to have been founded by Kūkai, who carved the image. The Hōjō has been placed on the cultural properties register. Anraku-ji has played an influential role in the Shikoku Reijōkai, providing its first head in 1956. ()

Local name: 安楽寺 Coordinates: 34°7'5"N, 134°23'17"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Jōraku-ji, Konsen-ji, Kirihata-ji, Jūraku-ji.

6.9 miSE
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Jōraku-ji, Ishii
176 min walk • Joraku-ji is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple # 14 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. The main image is of Miroku Bosatsu.
5.1 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Temple, Buddhist architecture
Konsen-ji, Itano
129 min walk • Konsen-ji is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 3 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Shaka Nyorai.
4.9 miW
Temple
Kirihata-ji
124 min walk • Kirihata-ji is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 10 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Senjū Kannon. The temple is said to have been founded by Kōbō Daishi, who carved the image. The five-bay, two-storey Daitō of 1618 has been designated an Important Cultural Property.
0.6 miW
Temple
Jūraku-ji
16 min walk • Jūraku-ji is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 7 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Amida Nyorai. The temple is said to have been founded by Kōbō Daishi, who carved the image.
6.1 miSE
Museum
Tokushima Archaeological Museum
156 min walk • Tokushima Archaeological Museum opened in Tokushima, Japan, in 1998. The collection includes artefacts from the Jōmon to the Nara and Heian periods.
4.7 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Temple, Buddhist architecture
Dōgaku-ji, Ishii
120 min walk • Dōgaku-ji is a Zentsū-ji Shingon temple in Ishii, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. The Heian period seated wooden statue of Yakushi Nyorai has been designated an Important Cultural Property. The temple is the second of the 20 Fudasho Bangai.
4 miNE
History museum, Museum, Archaeological museum
Tokushima Prefectural Buried Cultural Properties Research Centre, Itano
102 min walk • Tokushima Prefectural Buried Cultural Properties Research Centre opened in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, in 1995. The collection includes a dōtaku excavated in Yano, Tokushima City which has been designated an Important Cultural Property.
2.9 miN
Temple
Taisan-ji
75 min walk • Taisan-ji is a Daigo Shingon temple in Kamiita, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Said to have been visited by Kōbō Daishi, the main image is of Senjū Kannon.
3.4 miNE
Temple
Dainichi-ji
86 min walk • Dainichi-ji is a Tōji Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 4 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Dainichi Nyorai. The temple is said to have been founded by Kōbō Daishi, who carved the image.
2.8 miNE
Temple
Jizō-ji
73 min walk • Jizō-ji is an Omuro Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 5 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Enmei Jizō Bosatsu. The temple is said to have been founded by Kōbō Daishi, who carved the image.
3.2 miW
Temple
Hōrin-ji
83 min walk • Hōrin-ji is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 9 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Parinirvana Shaka Nyorai. The temple is said to have been founded by Kōbō Daishi, who carved the image.

Anraku-ji

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