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page 1Buddhist temples in Shizuoka Prefecture
Taiseki-ji Temple
', more commonly just , informally known as ', is the administrative center of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism. It is located in the foothills of Mount Fuji in Kamijo, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Taiseki-ji was founded in 1290 by Nikkō Shōnin, one of Nichiren Daishonin's senior disciples, on a land parcel donated by the pious believer Daigyo Sonrei, commonly known as Nanjo Tokimitsu (1259–1332).
Gyokusen-ji Temple
is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is noteworthy in that it served as the first American consulate in Japan. The temple and its grounds were designated as a National Historic Site of Japan in 1951.
Koa Kannon
statue in Izusan, Japan
Shuzen-ji Temple
'''''' is a Buddhist temple in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Ganjōju-in Temple
is a Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect in the Hike neighborhood of the city of Izunokuni, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Amida Nyōrai. The temple grounds were designated a National Historic Site on February 14, 1973. The temple is noted for a set of statues by the famed Kamakura period sculptor Unkei which are collectively designated a National Treasure of Japan.
Ryōsen-ji Temple
is a Nichiren-sect Buddhist temple in the city of Shimoda, Japan.