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Hōkō ji (Shizuoka)

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+81 53-543-0003

Hōkō-ji (Shizuoka)

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1577-1 Inasacho Okuyama, Kita Ward, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture 431-2224, Japan

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Hōkō-ji (方広寺) near Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture dates from the 14th century.[1][2]

Mumon Gensen (son of Emperor Go-Daigo) founded the temple in 1371. Since 1903, Hōkō-ji has been the main temple of the Hōkō-ji sect of the Rinzai school of Buddhism.

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Hōkō-ji (Shizuoka) Wikipedia


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