Shinano Kokubun-ji Temple

The Shinano Kokubun-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect, and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyōrai. It is the successor to the Nara period kokubunji National Temples established by Emperor Shōmu for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising control of the imperial rule to the provinces. The archaeological site with the ruins of the ancient temple grounds for the provincial temple and its associated provincial nunnery was collectively designated as a National Historic Site in 1974. Amulets of Somin Shōrai a deity of the Gion faith are distributed from here.

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