Buddhist temple
Kuon-ji
久遠寺（くおんじ）
Naka, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
A temple of the Shinshū Takada-ha among the office buildings of Shinsakae, Nagoya, with the mountain name Kenryūzan. Its principal image is an image of Amida Nyorai, which according to the temple's guide is traditionally said to have been made by Kūkai.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Principal image: Amida Nyorai
History and things to know
According to the official history, it was originally in Kusu village in Ise Province, and after Nagashima and Kiyosu it is said to have moved to its present site in Keichō 15 (1610) under Jōkō Shōnin, its restorer. All its buildings burned in the air raids of Shōwa 20, but the principal image and some of its hanging scrolls were saved, and the main hall was rebuilt in Shōwa 28.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
It is a different temple from Minobusan Kuon-ji, the head temple of the Nichiren school in Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 久遠寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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