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Nanshū-ji Temple 南宗寺

Nanshū-ji (南宗寺) is a Buddhist temple in the Sakai ward of the city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Daitoku-ji-branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. Its main image is a Shaka Sanzon. Its Japanese garden, laid out by Furuta Oribe in 1619, is designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty. The temple is the bodaiji of the Miyoshi clan and for many schools of the Japanese tea ceremony.

Location	Sakai-ku, Osaka (堺区大阪府)
Coordinates	34.56902, 135.46848 · Open in Google Maps
Type	Temple garden
Cultural property	Place of Scenic Beauty, Important Cultural Property of Japan
Established	1557

Wikipedia (English): Nanshū-ji
Wikipedia (Japanese): 南宗寺
Wikidata: Q11407716

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Nanshū-ji Temple 南宗寺

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