Tendai Sect Seiyazan Nakain Temple

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Located south of Kitain and adjacent to Prefectural Kawagoe Sogo High School. Founded in 830, it moved to its current location in 1639 after multiple fires and reconstructions. The main hall was rebuilt in 1733. With the modern reconstruction of the Shakado and Yakushido halls, the temple's original three-hall layout is complete.

Tendai Sect Seiyazan Nakain Temple
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中院

Kawagoe City

Tendai Sect Seiyazan Nakain Temple

Address
5-15-1 Kosenba-machi, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama
Website
https://www.nakain.com/
Operator
Nakain Temple

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