Affiliation Shingon-shū Chizan-ha Country Japan Phone +81 224-65-2038 | Deity Amida Nyorai Completed 819 Founder Tokuitsu | |
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Location 49 Tera-mae, Takakura-aze Kakuda-shi, Miyagi-ken Address Teramae-49 Takakura, Kakuda, Miyagi Prefecture 981-1516, Japan Similar Tokura‑ji Temple, Shiramizu Amidadō, Kakuda Station, Kim sắc đường, Funaokajōshi Park | ||
Kōzō-ji (高蔵寺) is a Buddhist temple located in Kakuda, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Kōzō-ji was founded in 819 by Tokuitsu, a monk of the Hōsso sect. It was restored in 1177 by the wife of Fujiwara Shuei, who erected the Amida-dō, which is the oldest building in the prefecture, and one of the very few Heian period structures remaining. In 1908 it was designated an Important Cultural Property.
The 273 centimetres (8.96 ft) wooden statue of Amida Nyorai seated on a lotus throne (1177), constructed using the yoseki-zukuri technique, was designated an Important Cultural Property in 1927.
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