
Kozan-ji
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Kozan-ji
功山寺 (こうざんじ)
Kozan-ji is a temple in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. Its Butsuden (Buddha Hall) is a designated National Treasure (Late Kamakura period, 1320).
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Key facts
- Designation
- National Treasures
- Era
- Kamakura period
- Type
- Temples
- Location
- Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
- Address
- 山口県下関市長府川端町
Key facts
- Designation
- National Treasures
- Era
- Kamakura period
- Type
- Temples
- Location
- Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
- Address
- 山口県下関市長府川端町
Buildings designated as National Treasures
Kozan-ji Butsuden (Buddha Hall)
- Era
- Late Kamakura period
- Year
- 1320
- Structure
- 3 bays wide, 3 bays deep, single-story with a mokoshi (skirt roof), hip-and-gable roof, cypress-bark roofing
- Designated
- November 14, 1953
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Database of nationally designated cultural propertiesChecked on November 6, 2026
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