Kokubunji Temple

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A temple in Kokubu, Obama City. This is one of the Kokubunji Temple's built throughout Japan by the imperial order of Emperor Shomu in 741 CE. The temple is home to a seated wooden statue of the Yakushi Nyorai which has been designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan and the over three-meter tall seated wooden statue of Shaka Nyorai. The main temple building has been burned down numerous times and the adjacent former located of the temple has been designated the Wakasa Kokubunji Temple Ruins National Historic Site.

Spot details

Address: Fukui Obama-shi Kokubu 53-1 Map
Area: Obama Area
Phone: 0770562519
Hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed: Irregular holidays
Winter season
Fees: [Admission fee]400yen
Parking Lot: Available (Bus 2spaces, Standard sizeApprox. 20 spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

The Ruins of Kokubun-ji Temple in Ancient Wakasa Province

Reviewed : 2019.03.17

In Ancient Japan, there used to be 68 provinces as the agents of local administration. Each province was ranked from Grade A to D according to its provincial power and wealth, and had its provincial...
国分寺跡として聞いていたので・・・てっきり、跡地だけかと思っていたが

Reviewed : 2019.06.01

後世ではあるが堂宇も建てられており巨大な丈六の釈迦如来坐像も安置されている。又、木造の薬師如来坐像は国の重文にも指定されている。現在も発掘作業は続いており背景の古墳も含めて、全容が明らかになる日も近いと思われる。
聖武天皇の命令で建立された国分寺のひとつ

Reviewed : 2018.05.12

東大寺建立の少し後の８世紀中ごろに創建されたようです。当時、若狭地方の中心が小浜であったことが伺えます。現在の釈迦堂が若狭国分寺の金堂があった場所に建っています。また、境内の池には縄文ハスが咲きます。