Chōkoku-ji, Buddhist temple in Matsushiro district, Nagano, Japan.
The temple features a raised roof section with the Sanada clan's rokumonsen emblem and two mythical tiger-headed fish sculptures protecting the structure.
Founded in 1547 by Sanada Yukitaka in Ueda, the temple was later transferred to Matsushiro when the Sanada clan relocated their domain.
The mortuary chapel of Sanada Nobuyuki, constructed in 1660, contains ceiling paintings by Tan-yu Kano and stands as a National Important Cultural Property.
Visitors can access the temple by taking a thirty-minute bus ride from JR Nagano Station to Matsushiro, followed by a fifteen-minute walk.
The temple cemetery spans 800 square meters and contains thirty-three graves of ten successive generations of Sanada clan daimyo.
Location: Nagano
Inception: 1547
GPS coordinates: 36.56483,138.20544
Latest update: May 17, 2025 10:26
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