Noto Kokubun-ji, Nanao

Name: Noto Kokubun-ji
Address: Nanao, Japan

#1 among attractions in Nanao

Archaeological site, Buddhist architecture

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The Noto Kokubun-ji was a Buddhist temple located in what is now the city of Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan. It was one of the provincial temples per the system established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising Yamato rule over the provinces. The temple no longer exists, but the temple grounds were designated as a National Historic Site in 1974. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°1'30"N, 136°57'27"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum, Nanao Castle, Mangyō Site.

1.4 miN
Museum, Art museum
Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum, Nanao
36 min walk • Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum opened in 1995 in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The main art gallery on the Noto Peninsula, the collection includes works by Hasegawa Tōhaku.
1.8 miSE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Nanao Castle, Nanao
47 min walk • Nanao Castle was a Muromachi period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1934.
2.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Mangyō Site, Nanao
62 min walk • The Mangyō Site is an archaeological site containing the remnants of a late Yayoi period to late Kofun period settlement located in the Mangyō neighborhood of the city of Nanao, Ishikawa in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2003.

Noto Kokubun-ji, Nanao

Facts and practical information

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

Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum, Nanao

Nanao Castle, Nanao

Mangyō Site, Nanao