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Kongō-ji (Onomichi)
is a Buddhism in Japan, Buddhist Buddhist temples in Japan, temple in Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan. It is the head temple of the Shingon Buddhism, Shingon Omuro sect. and also known under its mountain-name as . It is the 7th temple on the and is notable for the large number of designated Cultural Property (Japan), cultural properties.Osaka-fu no rekishi sampo henshu iinkai (publisher): ''Amanosan Kongo-ji''. In: Osaka-fu no rekishi sampo (ge). Yamakawa Shuppan, 2007. . p. 209 The precincts of the temple were designated a Monuments of Japan, National Historic Site of Japan in 1934 with the area under protection expanded in 2011. History According to temple legend, one of the 84,000 stupas built by the List of Indian monarchs, Indian Emperor Ashoka was on this land. The temple was founded during the Tenpyō era (729–749) through imperial request of Emperor Shōmu by the priest Gyōki. During the early Heian period, Kōbō-Daishi (Kūkai), the founder of Shingon Buddhism ...
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Kawachinagano, Osaka
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 101,649 in 47493 households and a population density of 930 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kawachinagano is located in the southeastern part of Osaka prefecture, separated from Nara and Wakayama Prefectures by the Izumi Mountains and Mount Kongō. The city is roughly triangular in area with the apex at the north. Approximately 70 percent of the city area is forested, and there are two major rivers: the Ishikawa (the larger) and the Amamigawa (a tributary of the Yamato River). In the southern foothills, the tourist name "Okukawachi" is used, and there are many historical sites and buildings. The city center it is about 30 minutes to Namba Station in central Osaka and about one hour to Kansai International Airport. Much of the city is within the borders of the Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park. Neighboring municipalities Osaka Prefecture *Sakai * Izumi *Ōsa ...
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