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One of the few provincial temples where a hall still stands on the original 8th-century site.
About this place
Suō Kokubun-ji (周防国分寺) is a Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the Kokubunji neighborhood of the city of Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan. It belongs to the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. It is one of the few surviving provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794). Due to this connection, the foundation stones of the Nara period temple overlapping the present day complex were designated as a National Historic Site in 1957.
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Founded / opened：741 Highlights / collection：Important Cultural Property Kondo, Standing in the same position since its founding Genre：Architecture, Antique art and Buddhist art
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