Nagao-ji
{{Short description|Buddhist temple in Japan}}
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| location = Sanuki, Kagawa
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| religious_affiliation = Tendai
| deity = Avalokiteśvara
| country = Japan
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| founded_by = Gyōki
| year_completed = 739
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Nagao-ji (長尾寺) is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Sanuki, Kagawa, Japan. It is the 87th site of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.{{Cite web |title=Nagaoji Temple|url=https://www.kagawa-culture-compass.net/en/spot/062.html |access-date=June 3, 2024 |website=Kagawa Culture Compass |language=en}}
History
The history starts in 739 when Gyōki visited the site during his journeys around Shikoku. Kūkai conducted rituals there before going to China.
After returning from China, Kūkai visited the site and had the temple ground expanded, the ancient halls of the temple were destroyed in a fire and a war during the Tenshō era.{{Cite web |title=Temple 87, Nagaoji|url=https://shikoku-tourism.com/en/see-and-do/11106 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |website=Tourism Shokoku |language=en}}
After the Meiji Restoration, the grounds were used for schools, a police station and country offices.
Events
One of the traditional events held in the temple is the pounding of mochi which dates back to the Meiji Era.{{cite news |title=Shōwa no Nenmatsunenshi 4, Sanukishi no Nagao-ji de Meiji kara Tsuzuku Shamisen Mochi-tsuki (Shōwa 56-nen 1-getsu 2-nichi) [Kagawa] {{!}} FNN Puraimuonrain|script-title=ja:昭和の年末年始 4、さぬき市の長尾寺で明治から続く三味線餅つき（昭和56年1月2日）【香川】{{pipe}}FNNプライムオンライン |url=https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/809454 |access-date=2 January 2025 |work=Fuji News Network |date=2 January 2025}}
References
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Category:Buddhist temples in Kagawa Prefecture
Category:8th-century Buddhist temples
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