Peace Pagoda#Hanaokayama.2C Japan, Kumamoto

Name: Peace Pagoda#Hanaokayama.2C Japan
Address: Kumamoto, Japan

#20 among attractions in Kumamoto

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A Peace Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa; a monument to inspire peace, designed to provide a focus for people of all races and creeds, and to help unite them in their search for world peace. Most, though not all, peace pagodas built since World War II have been built under the guidance of Nichidatsu Fujii, a Buddhist monk from Japan and founder of the Nipponzan-Myōhōji Buddhist Order. Fujii was greatly inspired by his meeting with Mahatma Gandhi in 1931 and decided to devote his life to promoting non-violence. In 1947, he began constructing Peace Pagodas as shrines to world peace. The first was inaugurated at Kumamoto in 1954. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 32°47'47"N, 130°41'10"E

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Peace Pagoda#Hanaokayama.2C Japan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art, Hosokawa Gyōbutei, Katō Shrine.

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