| 1．Shimotsuke Kokubun-ji ・Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi-ken |
| Shimotsuke Kokubun-ji (下野国分寺) is a Buddhist temple in the city of Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan, belonging to the Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect, and is the provincial temple ("kokubunji") of former Shimotsuke Province. The present temple is of uncertain foundation, but claims to be the direct descendant of the original Nara period kokubunji temple which fell into ruins sometime in the Kamakura period. The Nara-period temple ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1921, and the area under protection was expanded in 2005.[1] |
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| 2．Shimotsuke Yakushi-ji ・Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi-ken |
| Shimotsuke Yakushi-ji (下野薬師寺) was a Buddhist temple located in what is now the city of Shimotsuke, Tochigi Prefecture, in northern Kantō region of Japan. It is one of the earliest Buddhist temples in western Japan, having been founded in the Asuka period. The temple is now a ruin and an archaeological site and has been designated by the national government as a National Historic Site since 1921.[1] |
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