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Wakasa Kokubun-ji (若狭国分寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Obama, Fukui, Japan. It belongs to the Sōtō school of Japanese Zen and its honzon is a statue of Shaka Nyōrai. It is one of the few surviving provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period. Due to this connection, the temple grounds were designated as a National Historic Site in 1976. It is located about 20 minutes on foot from Higashi-Obama Station on the JR West Obama Line.
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