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Nōkyō-sho

Temple stamp office where books are stamped and calligraphed

Templesreviewed, to be validated

Nōkyōsho du temple 1, Ryōzen-ji
Nōkyōsho du temple 1, Ryōzen-ji

The nōkyōsho (納経所) is the temple office (所, sho) where one has the temple seal (納経, nōkyō) stamped and calligraphed in the nōkyōchō, the stamp book. Every temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage has one. The fee was ¥300 in 2019; it may have changed since.

Note on pronunciation: in nōkyō-chō (the book), chō is pronounced “tchoo”; in nōkyō-sho (the place), sho is pronounced “sho”.

In English
Place where you get the temple stamp in your stamp book (Nōkyō-chō)
Other spellings
Nōkyōsho · nokyosho · nokyo-sho

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