Chōkoku-ji, Nagano

Name: Chōkoku-ji
Address: Nagano, Japan

#7 among attractions in Nagano

Temple, Buddhist architecture

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Chōkoku-ji is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Sōtō sect of Japanese Zen located in the former town of Matsushiro (presently part of the city of Nagano in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is the mortuary temple of the Sanada clan, local warlords in the Sengoku period and daimyō of Matsushiro Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°33'53"N, 138°12'19"E

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

Nearby attractions include: M-Wave, Kitano Museum of Art, Matsushiro Castle, Mori Shogunzuka Kofun.

5.6 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
M-Wave, Nagano
142 min walk • Nagano Olympic Memorial Arena, or M-Wave, is a covered speed skating oval in the city of Nagano, Japan. M-Wave, which opened in November, 1996, was constructed for the speed skating events at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
4.5 miNE
Museum, Art museum
Kitano Museum of Art, Nagano
115 min walk • The Kitano Museum of Art, which opened in 1968 as the first private art museum in Nagano Prefecture, is today run by a public interest incorporated foundation, in the Wakaho district, in the southeastern section of Nagano in Nagano Prefecture.
0.5 miW
Forts and castles
Matsushiro Castle, Nagano
14 min walk • Matsushiro Castle, formerly known as Kaizu Castle, is a Japanese castle located in former Matsushiro town, now part of The site is a registered National Historic Site of Japan.
4.4 miSW
Museum
Mori Shogunzuka Kofun, Chikuma
114 min walk • The Hanishina Kofun Group is an archaeological site containing three keyhole-shaped burial tumulii from the Kofun period located in what is now part of the cities of Chikuma and Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan.
4.4 miSW
History museum, Museum
Nagano Prefectural Museum of History, Chikuma
114 min walk • Nagano Prefectural Museum of History opened in Chikuma, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, in 1994. Its focus is the archaeology and documentary history of Nagano Prefecture.
1.3 miS
Forts and castles
Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters, Nagano
34 min walk • The Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters was a large underground bunker complex built during the Second World War in the town of Matsushiro, which is now a suburb of Nagano, Japan.
2.1 miNW
36°35'30"N • 138°11'17"E
Zhang ye shi li bo wu guan, Nagano
54 min walk • History museum, Museum
4.4 miN
36°37'42"N • 138°11'35"E
Shui ye mei shu guan Mizuno Museum of Art, Nagano
114 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
2.4 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Nagano Olympic Stadium, Nagano
62 min walk • Nagano Olympic Stadium is a baseball stadium in Nagano, Nagano, Japan. It was used for the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1998 Winter Olympics. The stadium holds 35,000 people. The stadium is the finishing point for the annual Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon.
5.9 miNW
Dam
Otagiri Dam, Nagano
152 min walk • Otagiri Dam is a dam in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1954.
2.4 miNW
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium, Nagano
61 min walk • Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium also nicknamed Nagano U Stadium is a football stadium in Nagano, Nagano, Japan. It is the home ground of J3 League club AC Nagano Parceiro and L.League club AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies.