Kakuōzan Nittai-ji覚王山日泰寺

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Kakuōzan Nittai-ji (覚王山日泰寺, Japan-Thailand Temple) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nagoya, Aichi prefecture, Japan. It was built in 1904 in order to keep the ashes of Buddha, given to Japan by the Kingdom of Thailand. ”覚王” literally means "Enlightenment King," referring to the Buddha, and “日泰” means Japan and the Kingdom of Thailand in Japanese. Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
date from: 1904
official website: http://www.nittaiji.jp/index.html

Source: en.wikipedia.org