is a kind of Buddhist temple. Ankoku-ji may mean "Temple for National Pacification". There are numerous Ankoku-ji throughout Japan and the world. Five Mountain System#The Ankoku-ji system, The ''Ankoku-ji'' system was developed under the Ashikaga shogunate, as part of its stabilizing the country. The Fudoin Temple within Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, for example, was built by ''Shōgun'' Takauji Ashikaga as one of 60 Ankoku-ji temples which were constructed in all provinces across Japan, in the 14th century. Specific ones in Japan include: *Ankoku-ji (Aichi), located in Kōta, Aichi, Kōta, Aichi Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Aira), located in Aira, Kagoshima, Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Ayabe), located in Ayabe, Kyoto, Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Azumino), located in Azumino, Nagano, Azumino, Nagano Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Chinoshi), located in Chino, Nagano, Chino, Nagano Prefecture *Fudoin Temple in Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, Higashi-Ku, Ushita-shinmachi, Hiroshima. *Ankoku-ji (Fukuoka), located in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Fukuyama), located in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Gifu), located in Ikeda, Gifu, Ikeda, Gifu Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Ichikawa), located in Ichikawa, Chiba, Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Iki), located in Iki, Nagasaki, Iki, Nagasaki Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Iwanuma), located in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Katori), located in Katori, Chiba, Katori, Chiba Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Kitakyushu), located in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Kunisaki), located in Kunisaki, Ōita Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Kurume), located in Kurume, Fukuoka, Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Kitakyushu), located in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Kyōto), located in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Naha), located in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Nankan), located in Nankan, Kumamoto, Nankan, Kumamoto Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Odowara), located in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Saikai), located in Saikai, Nagasaki, Saikai, Nagasaki Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Satsumasendai), located in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Shimotsuke), located in Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Shimotsuke, Tochigi Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Takarazuka), located in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Takayama), located in Takayama, Gifu, Takayama, Gifu Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Toyooka), located in Toyooka, Hyōgo, Toyooka, Hyōgo Prefecture *Ankoku-ji (Yonago), located in Yonago, Tottori, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture

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