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Blue schist set upright in ranks - an unusually forceful dry garden of the Momoyama period.
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Awa Kokubunji is a Soto Zen temple in Yano, Kokufu-cho, Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture. Its mountain name is Yakuozan and its temple-title name is Konjikiin. The principal image is Yakushi Nyorai. It is Temple No. 15 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage. As a pilgrimage temple, it is usually called simply Kokubunji. Principal image mantra: On korokoro sendari matogi sowaka Goeika (pilgrim's hymn): Usuku koku wakewake iro wo somenureba, ruten shoji no aki no momijiba
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Founded / opened：Momoyama period Highlights / collection：Place of Scenic Beauty dry garden with upright blue stones, Upright boulders Genre：Architecture, Outdoor art and land art
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