Awaji Kokubun-ji (淡路国分寺) is a Ritsu-sect Buddhist temple in the Yagikokubu neighborhood of the city of Minamiawaji, Hyōgo, Japan. It the successor of the provincial temple established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710–794).[1] Due to this connection, the foundation stones of the Nara period pagoda were designated as a National Historic Site in 1951.[2] | ||||||
Affiliation: Buddhist | ||||||
Location: 331 Yagikokubu, Minamiawaji, Hyōgo-ken 656-0434 | ||||||