Kōzō-ji (Kakuda)

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{{Infobox religious building

| name = Kōzō-ji

| native_name = 高蔵寺

| image = Kōzōji Amidadō 2009.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Kōzō-ji Amida-dō

| map_type = Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan

| map_size = 300

| map_alt =

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| relief = yes

| location = 49 Tera-mae, Takakura-aze Kakuda-shi, Miyagi-ken

| coordinates = {{coord|38|0|1|N|140|43|6|E|display=inline|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000}}

| religious_affiliation = Buddhist

| rite = Shingon-shū Chizan-ha

| deity = Amida Nyorai

| functional_status =

| website = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719065515/http://www.city.kakuda.miyagi.jp/syoko/page00110.shtml

| founded_by = Tokuitsu

| year_completed = 819

}}

{{nihongo|Kōzō-ji|高蔵寺}} is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kakuda, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.{{cite web |url=http://www.city.kakuda.miyagi.jp/syoko/page00110.shtml |title=高蔵寺 |publisher=Kakuda City |accessdate=26 March 2011 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719065515/http://www.city.kakuda.miyagi.jp/syoko/page00110.shtml |archivedate=19 July 2011 |df= }}

Kōzō-ji was founded in 819 AD 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,{{cite web |url=http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/bunkazai/siteibunkazai/miyagi-no-bunkazai/01kenzoubutu/kuni/09kouzouji.htm |title=高蔵寺阿弥陀堂 |publisher=Miyagi Prefecture |accessdate=25 March 2011 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120908074654/http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/bunkazai/siteibunkazai/miyagi-no-bunkazai/01kenzoubutu/kuni/09kouzouji.htm |archivedate=8 September 2012 |df= }}{{cite web |url=http://www.city.kakuda.miyagi.jp/english/attractions.html |title=Attractions - Kozoji Temple |publisher=Kakuda City |accessdate=26 March 2011 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224025241/http://www.city.kakuda.miyagi.jp/english/attractions.html |archivedate=24 December 2008 |df= }} and one of the very few Heian period structures remaining. In 1908 it was designated an Important Cultural Property.{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/126 |title=Database of Registered National Cultural Properties |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=25 March 2011}}

The {{convert|273|cm|ft}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/2710 |title=Database of Registered National Cultural Properties |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=25 March 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/bunkazai/siteibunkazai/miyagi-no-bunkazai/03Tyoukoku/kuni/05amida.htm |title=木造阿弥陀如来座像 |publisher=Miyagi Prefecture |accessdate=25 March 2011 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120907162541/http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/bunkazai/siteibunkazai/miyagi-no-bunkazai/03Tyoukoku/kuni/05amida.htm |archivedate=7 September 2012 |df= }}