Sōfuku-ji, Gifu

Name: Sōfuku-ji
Address: Nagarafukumitsu 2403-1, Gifu, 500-8445, Japan
Telephone: +81 58-231-2613

#27 among attractions in Gifu

Temple, Buddhist architecture

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Sōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple located in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The temple has strong ties to both Saitō Dōsan and Oda Nobunaga. Gifu's Sōfuku-ji is famed throughout Japan for both the number of monks it produces and for its "Blood Ceiling". Shortly after its founding, it was also known as Kōsai-ji, but that name is no longer used. It is also one of the Mino Thirty-three Kannon. ()

Local name: 崇福寺 Completed: 1390 (634 years ago)Coordinates: 35°26'36"N, 136°46'1"E

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Nagarafukumitsu 2403-1Gifu 500-8445 Japan

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+81 58-231-2613

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Nearby attractions include: Gifu Castle, Nawa Insect Museum, Gifu City Museum of History, Nagaragawa Convention Center.

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Nearby attractions include Nagaragawa Convention Center, Gifu (5 min walk), Gifu Memorial Center, Gifu (6 min walk), Cormorant Fishing House, Gifu (14 min walk), Gifu Gokoku Shrine, Gifu (16 min walk).