| Kōzō-ji | |
| Native Name: | 高蔵寺 |
| Map Type: | Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Relief: | yes |
| Location: | 49 Tera-mae, Takakura-aze Kakuda-shi, Miyagi-ken |
| Coordinates: | 38.0003°N 140.7183°W |
| Religious Affiliation: | Buddhist |
| Rite: | Shingon-shū Chizan-ha |
| Deity: | Amida Nyorai |
| Website: | https://web.archive.org/web/20110719065515/http://www.city.kakuda.miyagi.jp/syoko/page00110.shtml |
| Founded By: | Tokuitsu |
| Year Completed: | 819 |
is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kakuda, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.[1]
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,[2] [3] and one of the very few Heian period structures remaining. In 1908 it was designated an Important Cultural Property.[4]
The 273cm (107inches) 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.[5] [6]