Kōfuku-ji
Things to do inNara | Japan
Kōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples in the city of Nara, Japan. The temple is the national headquarters of the Hossō school.
Kōfuku-ji has its origin as a temple that was established in 669 by Kagami-no-Ōkimi the wife of Fujiwara no Kamatari, wishing for her husband’s recovery from illness. Its original site was in Yamashina, Yamashiro Province In 672, the temple was moved to Fujiwara-kyō, the first planned Japanese capital to copy the orthogonal grid pattern of Chang'an. In 710, the temple was dismantled for the second time and moved to its present location, on the east side of the newly constructed capital, Heijō-kyō, today's Nara. (Wikipedia)
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Attraction, Religious Site
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Noboriōjichō, Nara, Nara 630-8213, JapanMap
Visitors spend on average 2 - 4 hours here
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