Kousanji Museum (Kousanji Temple)耕三寺博物館(耕三寺)
The temple of Jodo Shinshu in Setoda Town, Onomichi City. It was established in 1936 by Kouzo Kousanji, an industrialist, to ensure his mother’s bodai or enlightment. The temple itself is the museum and inside the exhibition hall there are displays of cultural properties such as artifacts of Buddhism, tea ceremony and drawings. Many temples were built mimicking Japanese architecture and 15 buildings, including the main hall, are registered as Tangible Cultural Properties of the country. It is also called “the Sunlight in the West”.
Hiroshima Pref. Onomichishi Setodachousetoda 553-2 (Fukuyama / OnomichiArea)
9:00-17:00 (Shiokaku only 10:00-16:00)
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- Address
- Hiroshima Pref. Onomichishi Setodachousetoda 553-2 [ map ]
- Phone
- 0845270800
- Hours
- 9:00-17:00 (Shiokaku only 10:00-16:00)
- Closed
- open everyday
- Fees
- [Admission fee] Adults1400yen, Over 651200yen, University student 1000yen, High School Students800yen, Junior High School Students and below Free ¥ [Shisokaku Admission fee] Adults and children 200yen
- Parking Lot
- Available 40spaces
- Credit Card
- Available
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