Nittai-ji Temple

Local name覚王山日泰寺
LocationChikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan

Kakuōzan Nittai-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nagoya, Aichi prefecture, Japan. It was built in 1904 in order to keep the ashes of Buddha, given to Japan by the Kingdom of Thailand. ”覚王” literally means "Enlightenment King," referring to the Buddha, and “日泰” means Japan and the Kingdom of Thailand in Japanese.

Usually, each temple in Japan belongs to a religious sect. However, Nittai-ji doesn't belong to any religious sect. Every three years, 19 religious sects take their turn to dispatch a chief priest to Nittai-ji. Usually, the ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand visits Nittai-ji on his birthday.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nittai-ji

Official Website http://www.nittaiji.jp/kakuouzan/index_en.html

Address Nagoya, Japan

Coordinates 35°10'17.494" N 136°57'18.301" E

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