Shinano Kokubun-ji, Ueda

Name: Shinano Kokubun-ji
Address: Ueda, Japan

#1 among attractions in Ueda

Temple, Buddhist architecture

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The Shinano Kokubun-ji is a Tendai sect Buddhist temple located in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan. Its honzon is Yakushi Nyōrai. It is the successor to the Nara period kokubunji National Temples established by Emperor Shōmu for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising control of the Yamato rule to the provinces. The archaeological site with the ruins of the ancient temple grounds for the provincial temple and its associated provincial nunnery was collectively designated as a National Historic Site in 1974. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°22'58"N, 138°16'16"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Ueda Castle, Tōmi Chūō Park, Kanabara Dam, Nagano University.

2.1 miNW
Remains of a 16th-century castle
Ueda Castle, Ueda
53 min walk • Ueda Castle is a Japanese castle located in Ueda, northern Nagano Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Ueda Castle was home to a cadet branch of the Matsudaira clan, daimyō of Ueda Domain, but the castle is better known for its association with the Sengoku period Sanada clan.
4.5 miE
Park
Tōmi Chūō Park, Tōmi
116 min walk • Tōmi Chūō Park is a park located in the city of Tōmi in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. This park is also called Shibafu Kōen, which means "lawn park".
5.4 miE
Dam
Kanabara Dam, Joshin'etsukogen National Park
137 min walk • Kanabara Dam is a dam in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1999.
2.8 miW
Universities and schools
Nagano University, Ueda
72 min walk • Nagano University is a public university in Ueda, Nagano, Japan, established in 1966. A private university when founded, it became a public university in 2017.
2.9 miW
Universities and schools
Ueda Women's Junior College, Ueda
75 min walk • Ueda Women's Junior College is a private women's junior college in Ueda, Nagano, Japan, established in 1967.

Shinano Kokubun-ji, Ueda

Facts and practical information

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

Ueda Castle, Ueda

Tōmi Chūō Park, Tōmi

Kanabara Dam, Joshin'etsukogen National Park

Nagano University, Ueda

Ueda Women's Junior College, Ueda