Kai Kokubun-ji, Fuefuki

Name: Kai Kokubun-ji
Address: Fuefuki, Japan

#1 among attractions in Fuefuki

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The Kai Kokubun-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in the city of Fuefuki, Yamanashi, Japan. It is the descendant of one of the provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising control of the Yamato rule to the provinces. The ruins of the Nara period temple are adjacent to the modern temple and were designated as a National Historic Site in 1922. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 35°38'11"N, 138°40'53"E

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Nearby attractions include: Sports Park Stadium, Ichinomiya Asama Shrine, Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, Seihaku-ji.

5.2 miW
Sport venue, Football, Sport
Sports Park Stadium, Kofu
133 min walk • JIT Recycle Ink Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Ventforet Kofu. The stadium holds 17,000 people and was built in 1985.
1.2 miNE
Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Ichinomiya Asama Shrine, Fuefuki
31 min walk • The Ichinomiya Asama Jinja is a Shintō shrine in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Fuefuki in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is one of two shrines which vie for the total of ichinomiya of former Kai Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 15.
1.8 miW
Museum
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, Fuefuki
47 min walk • Yamanashi Prefectural Museum opened in Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan in 2005. The collection relates to the natural history, history, and culture of Yamanashi Prefecture; special exhibitions are also held.
4.2 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Buddhist temple, Temple
Seihaku-ji
108 min walk • Seihaku-ji, is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Myōshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen Buddhism, located in the city of Yamanashi, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Shaka Nyōrai.
5.6 miNE
Temple
Kōgaku-ji, Kōshū
144 min walk • Kōgaku-ji, originally Kōgaku-an, is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. located in the city of Kōshū, Yamanashi, Japan. It is the head temple of one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school. Its main image is a statue of Shaka Nyōrai.
6.6 miNW
Forts and castles
Yōgaiyama Castle, Kofu
167 min walk • Yōgaiyama Castle was a Sengoku period yamajiro located in Kai Province, constructed in the 1520s by the Takeda clan. Since 1991, the ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1938.
4.6 miN
35°42'8"N • 138°39'54"E
Fuefukigawa Fruits Park
119 min walk • Park
3.9 miN
City
Yamanashi
101 min walk • Yamanashi is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019, the city had an estimated population of 34,738 in 14,679 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 289.80 square kilometres.
4.1 miNW
Universities and schools
Yamanashi Eiwa College, Kofu
106 min walk • Yamanashi Eiwa College is a private university in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school, a women's school, was founded in 1899 and was chartered as a junior college in 1966.
4.7 miW
Universities and schools
Yamanashi Gakuin Junior College, Kofu
121 min walk • Yamanashi Gakuin Junior College is one of the private junior Colleges located at Kōfu, Yamanashi in Japan. It was established in 1951, and is now attached to Yamanashi Gakuin University. It consists of two departments.
4.7 miW
Universities and schools
Yamanashi Gakuin University, Kofu
120 min walk • Yamanashi Gakuin University is a university in Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Yamanashi Gakuin was founded in 1946.