Kokutai-ji

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Kokutai-ji, originally Tosho-ji, is one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, founded in 1300 by the monk Jiun Myoi in Toyama, Japan. In 1327 Emperor Go-Daigo gave the temple the name Kokutai-ji, and Jiun Myoi became Seisen Zenji. ()

Local name: 国泰寺 Completed: 1300 (724 years ago)Coordinates: 36°48'40"N, 137°0'40"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Imizu Jinja, Yanaida Nunōyama Kofun, Sakuradani Kofun, Zuiryū-ji.

4.3 miS
Sacred and religious sites
Imizu Jinja, Takaoka
111 min walk • Imizu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the Kojo neighborhood of the city of Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It one of four shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of former Etchū Province.
1.4 miNW
Archaeological site
Yanaida Nunōyama Kofun, Himi
36 min walk • Yanaida Nunōyama Kofun is a kofun burial mound located in the Yanaida neighborhood of the city of Himi, Toyama in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The tumulus has been protected as a National Historic Site since 2001.
1.2 miE
Archaeological site
Sakuradani Kofun, Takaoka
31 min walk • The Sakuradani Kofun Cluster is a group of kofun burial mounds located in the Ōta neighborhood of the city of Takaoka, Toyama in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Two of the tumuli were designated as a National Historic Site of Japan in 1934.
5.2 miS
Temple
Zuiryū-ji, Takaoka
133 min walk • Zuiryū-ji is a Buddhist temple in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The temple belongs to the Sōtō-school of Japanese Zen Buddhism.
5.1 miS
Archaeological site
Kaga Domain Maeda Clan Graves, Takaoka
131 min walk • Kaga Domain Maeda clan Graves is a National Historic Site covering the monumental mausoleum of the Sengoku samurai and early Edo period daimyō of Kaga Domain, Maeda Toshinaga located in the city of Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture and the large Nodayama cemetery containing 80 graves...
4.4 miS
Historical place, Forts and castles, Aquarium
Takaoka Castle, Takaoka
114 min walk • Takaoka Castle was a flatland-style Japanese castle in what is now the city of Takaoka, Toyama Japan. It was originally constructed in 1609, and was only used for a few years before being dismantled. The site of its ruins are now a park.
6.6 miSE
City, Area
Imizu, Takaoka
168 min walk • Imizu is a city located in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2018, the city had an estimated population of 93,447 in 37,734 households and a population density of 850 persons per km². Its total area was 109.43 square kilometres.
3 miNW
Archaeological site
Asahi Shell Mound, Himi
77 min walk • The Asahi Shell Midden is an archaeological site consisting of a shell midden and the remains of an adjacent Jōmon period settlement located in the Asahioka neighborhood the city of Himi, Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan.
4.2 miS
36°45'4"N • 137°1'37"E
Takaoka Art Museum, Takaoka
108 min walk • Art museum, Museum
1.5 miSE
Botanical garden
Futagami Manyo Botanical Gardens, Takaoka
38 min walk • The Futagami Manyo Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan. The garden site occupies about 10,000 m², and contains both wildflowers and many plant varieties mentioned in the Man'yōshū anthology.
5.8 miE
36°46'49"N • 137°6'29"E
Hai wang wanpaku, Takaoka
147 min walk • Park