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Rurikoji
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A Soto Zen temple in Kozan-cho…
創建
1471 年
種別
寺院
Access
10 min by bus from JR Yamaguchi Station
7-1 Kozan-cho, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi
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Temple
Founded 1471
555 years
Enshrined Deity
薬師如来
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Buddhist Sect
Soto Zen
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概要
A Soto Zen temple in Kozan-cho, Yamaguchi City, famed for its National Treasure five-story pagoda — the defining monument of Ouchi culture. Built around 1442, the pagoda is a masterpiece of mid-Muromachi wayo architecture and is counted alongside Horyu-ji and Daigo-ji as one of Japan's Three Great Pagodas. The grounds, known as Kozan Park, are celebrated for their cherry blossoms, plums, and autum…
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The site's origins go back to Kosho-ji, founded on this spot by Ouchi Yoshihiro, the powerful military governor of Suo and Nagato in the Muromachi period. Yoshihiro fell at Sakai in the Oei Disturbance of 1399, and his brother Mori began building the five-story pagoda to mourn him, with completion a…
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Divine Benefits
Healing & Longevity
Warding Off Evil
Long Life
Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.
Derived from the enshrined deity "薬師如来"

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Dan-no-ura and the Fall of the Heike: Visiting the End of the Genpei War
On the twenty-fourth day of the third month of Genryaku 2 (1185), the Taira clan was destroyed at Dan-no-ura in the Kanmon Strait. This article traces the fall of the Heike through five historic sites in Shimonoseki and Yamaguchi, examining the end of the Genpei War and the birth of warrior rule.
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Francis Xavier
Apostle Who Brought Christianity to Japan
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In 1550, Francis Xavier conducted missionary work in Yamaguchi under the protection of the Ouchi clan lord Ouchi Yoshitaka. With Ouchi patronage, Xavier preached Christianity using Daidoji temple as his base and reportedly gained about 500 converts. Yamaguchi, known as the Kyoto of the West where Rurikoji stands, was a vital center for Xavier's mission.
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