| Anraku-ji 安楽寺 | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Anrakuji_Hakkakusanjyuunotou_BessyoOnsen.jpg) Octagonal Three-storied Pagoda (National Treasure) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Deity | Sakyamuni |
| Rite | Sōtō Zen |
| Status | functional |
| Location | |
| Location | Bessho Onsen, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Nagano_g%C3%A9olocalisation_relief.svg)  Shown within Nagano Prefecture &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Japan_natural_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.jpg) Anraku-ji (Ueda) (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°21′08″N 138°09′12″E / 36.35222°N 138.15333°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | unknown (Tenpyō period?) |
| Website | |
| http://www.anrakuji.com | |
Anraku-ji (安楽寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Sōtō school in Bessho Onsen, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is the oldest Zen temple in Nagano Prefecture. The main hall (hon-dō) has a thatched roof and enshrines an image of Sakyamuni flanked by Manjusri and Samantabhadra as principal object of worship. [1] Anraku-ji is best known for having the only extant octagonal pagoda in Japan.[2][3]