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Shojoji

Fukushima · Yugawa · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 勝常寺

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WHAT TO DOShojoji

Its Yakushi Nyorai and attendant figures are National Treasures, among the finest Heian sculpture in northern Japan.

WHEREFukushima

Aizu · Yugawa

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Its Yakushi Nyorai and attendant figures are National Treasures, among the finest Heian sculpture in northern Japan.

About this place

Shōjō-ji (勝常寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect in Yugawa, Kawanuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

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Founded:807 Designation:National Treasure Blessings:Warding off evil

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