Kōryū-ji

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Japan, 〒616-8162 Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi, Ukyō-ku, Uzumasa Hachiokachō, 32 広隆寺

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N35° 0' 55.8" E135° 42' 26.31"   (35.0155, 135.70730833333) Start navigation »

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Kōryū-ji (広隆寺) is a Shingon temple in Uzumasa, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple is also known by the names Uzumasa-dera (太秦寺) and Kadono-dera (葛野寺), and was formerly known as Hatanokimi-dera (秦公寺), Hachioka-dera (蜂岡寺) and Hōkō-ji (蜂岡寺).
Kōryū-ji is said to be the oldest temple in Kyoto, having been constructed in 603 by Hata no Kawakatsu upon receiving a Buddhist statue from Prince Shōtoku. Fires in 818 and 1150 destroyed the entire temple complex, but it was rebuilt several times since.

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