| 1．Chōkoku-ji (Nagano) ・1015 Matsushiro, Matsushiro-cho, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken ・Buddhism |
| Chōkoku-ji (長国寺) is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Sōtō sect of Japanese Zen located in the former town of Matsushiro (presently part of the city of Nagano in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is the mortuary temple of the Sanada clan, local warlords in the Sengoku period and daimyō of Matsushiro Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. |
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| 2．Zenkō-ji ・Nagano, Nagano Prefecture ・Buddhist |
| Zenkō-ji (善光寺, Temple of the Benevolent Light) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nagano, Japan. The temple was built in the 7th century. The modern city of Nagano began as a town built around the temple. Historically, Zenkō-ji is perhaps most famous for its involvement in the battles between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen in the 16th century, when it served as one of Kenshin's bases of operations.[1] Currently, Zenkō-ji is one of the few remaining pilgrimage sites in Japan. |
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| 3．Anraku-ji (Ueda) ・Bessho Onsen, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture ・Buddhist |
| Anraku-ji (安楽寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Sōtō school in Bessho Onsen, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is the oldest Zen temple in Nagano Prefecture. The main hall (hon-dō) has a thatched roof and enshrines an image of Sakyamuni flanked by Manjusri and Samantabhadra as principal object of worship.[1] Anraku-ji is best known for having the only extant octagonal pagoda in Japan.[2][3] |
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| 4．Shinano Kokubun-ji ・Ueda, Nagano ・Buddhist |
| The Shinano Kokubun-ji (信濃国分寺) is a Tendai sect Buddhist temple located in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan. Its honzon is Yakushi Nyōrai. It is the successor to the Nara period kokubunji National Temples established by Emperor Shōmu for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising control of the Yamato rule to the provinces.[1] The archaeological site with the ruins of the ancient temple grounds for the provincial temple and its associated provincial nunnery was collectively designated as a National Historic Site in 1974.[2] |
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| 5．Onsen-ji (Nagano) ・1-21-1 Yunowaki, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392-0003 ・Buddhism |
| Onsen-ji (温泉寺) is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Rinzai school (Myōshin-ji branch) of Japanese Zen, located in the city of Suwa, Nagano, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Shaka Nyōrai. The temple is located a 15-minute walk from Kami-Suwa Station. |
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| 6．Kōzen-ji ・29 Akaho, Komagane-shi, Nagano-ken ・Buddhism |
| Kōzen-ji (光前寺) is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Tendai sect located in the city of Komagane, Nagano, Japan. It is one of the five major Tendai temples in the Shinetsu region of Japan. Its main image is a hibutsu statue of Fudō Myō-ō. |
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| 7．Hida Kokubun-ji ・1-83 Sōwa-chō, Takayama-shi, Gifu-ken ・Buddhist |
| Hida Kokubun-ji (飛騨国分寺) is a Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the Sowamachi neighborhood of the city of Takayama, Gifu, Japan. It is one of the few surviving provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794).[1] Due to this connection, the foundation stones of the Nara period pagoda located on temple grounds were designated as a National Historic Site in 1929.[2] |
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