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Kōshō-ji, Nagoya

Coordinates: 35°08′26″N 136°57′45″E / 35.14056°N 136.96250°E / 35.14056; 136.96250
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Main path leading to the middle gate and pagoda of Kōshō-ji
One of the prayer halls

Kōshō-ji (興正寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple located in Yagoto, Nagoya, in central Japan. It belongs to the Owari Thirty-three Kannon.

History

The temple was established by the Tokugawa clan and dates to the 17th century. The temple and grounds of its attached graveyard are situated in the woodland on Yagoto Hill. The complex consists of a number of wooden buildings, which includes a five-storey pagoda completed in 1808.

The annual "1,000-Lantern Festival" at the harvest moon takes places at Kōshō-ji. Small popular flea-markets take place on the 5th and 13th of every month. The area around the temple has many restaurants such as the Kani-Dōraku, bars and shops that are frequented by visitors and university students from nearby Nagoya University, Chukyo University, Nanzan University and Meijo University.

Video of prayer service in one of the halls

The nearest subway station to the temple is Yagoto Station.

External links

Media related to Kōshō-ji (Nagoya) at Wikimedia Commons

35°08′26″N 136°57′45″E / 35.14056°N 136.96250°E / 35.14056; 136.96250


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