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Ōsumi Kokubun-ji
The was a Buddhist temples in Japan, Buddhist temple located in what is now the Kokubu neighborhood of the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. It was one of the provincial temples per the system established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794) for the purpose of promoting Japanese Buddhism, Buddhism as the state religion, national religion of Japan and standardising Imperial House of Japan, imperial rule over the provinces. The temple no longer exists, but the temple grounds were designated as a Historic Sites of Japan, National Historic Site in 1921. In May 2004, the was added to the National Historic Site designation. Overview The ''Shoku Nihongi'' records that in 741 AD, as the country recovered from a 735–737 Japanese smallpox epidemic, major smallpox epidemic, Emperor Shōmu ordered that a state-subsidized monastery and nunnery be established in every Provinces of Japan, province for the promotion of Buddhism and to enhance political unification per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirishima, Kagoshima
270px, Kirishima City Hall is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 123,640 in 63202 households, and a population density of 200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Kirishima has the second largest population of the cities in Kagoshima Prefecture. It is a crossroads for commerce between Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures. It is also the home of the Kagoshima Airport, the terminus for the JR Hisatsu line, and is served by two major expressways. The former Kokubu-Hayato area was designated as a "Technopolis" as high tech industries such as Sony and Kyocera opened facilities in the city. Geography Kirishima is located in central Kagoshima Prefecture, facing Kagoshima Bay to the south and bordered by the volcanic Kirishima Mountains to the east. Parts of the city are within the borders of the Kirishima-Yaku National Park. *Mountains **Eboshi dake **Karakuni dake ** Mount Kirishima (see List of volcanoes in Japan) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
