Detail
| Cultural Resources Category | Histric Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty |
|---|---|
| Cultural Properties Category | National Designation Histric Sites |
| Title | The Site of Shimotsuke Yakushiji Temple |
| Designation Date | 1921/03/03 |
| Cities / Towns | Shimotsuke |
| Owner / Manager | Shimotsuke City |
| Description | Shimotsuke Yakushiji Temple was built shortly after Buddhism was introduced to Japan, and its name has been carried down to the present day in the form of the place's name, “Yakushiji”. In the Nara Period (710-794), a Kaidan (a place where precepts were given to priests to be officially recognized as priests) was established at Shimotsukeyakushiji Temple. At that time, there were only three kaidan in Japan, including Shimotsuke Yakushiji Temple, and together with Todaiji Temple (Nara Prefecture) and Tsukushi Kanzeonji Temple (Fukuoka Prefecture), they were known as the "three Kaidan of Japan" and enjoyed a prosperous period. It was also the temple to which Buddhist priest Yuge-no-Doukyou was exiled, and there are cultural assets nearby, such as Doukyou Mound and Emperor Kohken Shrine. Currently, Minamikawachi Town (now Shimotsuke City) has restored the platform and part of the corridor, and a guidance facility called the Shimotsukeyakushiji Temple History Museum has been established in the southwest adjacent area of the historic site. |
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