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is a Buddhist temple located in Kakuda, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Kōzō-ji was founded in 819 by Tokuitsu, a monk of the Hōsso sect. It was restored in 1177 by the wife of Fujiwara Shuei, who erected the Amida-dō, which is the oldest building in the prefecture, and one of the very few Heian period structures remaining. In 1908 it was designated an Important Cultural Property.
The wooden statue of Amida Nyorai seated on a lotus throne (1177), constructed using the yoseki-zukuri technique, was designated an Important Cultural Property in 1927.
is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The temple is also known as the Takazō Kannon. Kiyomizu-dera is the 30th temple in the Bandō Sanjūsankasho, the circuit of 33 Buddhist temples in Eastern Japan sacred to the Bodhisattva Kannon. Amulets issued by the temple are highly valued throughout Japan.