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Usu Zenkō-ji Temple

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Usu Zenkō-ji Temple

有珠善光寺

Hokkaido

Usu Zenkō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Date City, Hokkaido. It is designated as a national historic site as the 'site of Zenkō-ji'.

Crowd level
Moderate
Rating
4.2· 502 reviews
Opening hours
Daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Website
usu-zenkoji.jp

Today

9:00–17:00

Stored weekly hours

Daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Tags

historyculturetemplespiritual

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