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Honzan Senju-ji Temple
📍 Mie
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Ise Jingū
📍 Mie
The Ise Shrine , located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the solar goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami and the grain goddess Toyouke-hime. Also known simply as Jingū (神宮), Ise Shrine is a shrine complex composed of many Shinto shrines centered on two main shrines, Naikū (内宮) and Gekū (外宮).
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Senju-ji Nyorai-do Hall
📍 Mie
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Senshu-ji Miedo Hall
📍 Mie
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Amida Hall, Hokaiji
📍 Kyoto
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Amida Hall, Nishi Hongwanji
📍 Kyoto
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Byōdō-in Temple
📍 Kyoto
Byōdō-in is a Buddhist temple in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, built in the late Heian period. It is jointly a temple of the Jōdo-shū and Tendai-shū sects.
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Central Hall
📍 Kyoto
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Chion-in Mieidō
📍 Kyoto
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Chion-in Temple
📍 Kyoto
Chion-in in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan is the headquarters of the Jōdo-shū founded by Hōnen (1133–1212), who proclaimed that sentient beings are reborn in Amida Buddha's Western Paradise by reciting the nembutsu, Amida Buddha's name.
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Daigo-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Daigo-ji (醍醐寺) is a Buddhist temple located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is the head temple of the Shingon-shū Daigo-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Yakushi Nyorai. The temple's full name is Kasatori-yama Daigo-ji. The temple is the 11th stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route. Daigo, literally "ghee", is used figuratively to mean "crème de la crème" and is a metaphor of the most profound part of Buddhist thoughts. The temple has a vast grounds of over 6.6 million square meters on Mount Daigo (Kasatoriyama), which spreads southeast of Kyoto City, and houses approximately 150,000 temple treasures, including numerous National Treasures and important cultural properties. It is also known as the site where Toyotomi Hideyoshi held his "Daigo Cherry Blossom Viewing" event. Daigo-ji is one of the 17 component parts of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ". The serial property was inscribed in 1994 under criteria (ii) and (iv) for its testimony to the development of Japanese wooden architecture and garden design; the overall site covers 1,056 ha with a 3,579 ha buffer zone.
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Daihoon-ji Temple Main Hall
📍 Kyoto
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Daihōon-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Daihōon-ji (大報恩寺) is a Buddhist temple in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is affiliated with Shingon-shū Chizan-ha Buddhism. Its main hall or Senbon Shakadō (千本釈迦堂) is a National Treasure of Japan.
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Daisen-in
📍 Kyoto
The Daisen-in (大仙院) is a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, a temple of the Rinzai school of Zen in Buddhism, one of the five most important Zen temples of Kyoto. The name means "The Academy of the Great Immortals." Daisen-in was founded by the Zen priest Kogaku Sōkō , and was built between 1509 and 1513. The Daisen-in is noted for its screen paintings and for its kare-sansui, or dry landscape garden.
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Daisen-in Hōjō
📍 Kyoto
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Daishi Hall, Toji
📍 Kyoto
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Daitoku-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Daitoku-ji is a Rinzai school Zen Buddhist temple in the Murasakino neighborhood of Kita-ku in the city of Kyoto Japan. Its (sangō) is Ryūhōzan (龍宝山). The Daitoku-ji temple complex is one of the largest Zen temples in Kyoto, covering more than 23 hectares. In addition to the main temple complex including the Buddha Hall and the lecture hall, there are more than 20 sub-temples on the grounds. Daitokuji has produced many famous monks and has a deep connection with the tea ceremony culture, making it a temple that has had a great influence on Japanese culture. The main temple and sub-temples have many cultural assets, including buildings, gardens, sliding screen paintings, tea ceremony utensils, and calligraphy and paintings from China. The main temple of Daitoku-ji is not open to the public, and many of the sub-temples are also not open to the public.
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Daitoku-ji Temple Hojo
📍 Kyoto
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East Main Shrine
📍 Kyoto
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Five-storied Pagoda, Daigoji
📍 Kyoto
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Five-storied Pagoda, Kaijusenji
📍 Kyoto
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Five-storied Pagoda, Toji
📍 Kyoto
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Ginkaku-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Ginkaku-ji , officially named Jishō-ji , is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the constructions that represent the Higashiyama Culture of the Muromachi period.
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Goeidō
📍 Kyoto
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Golden Hall, Daigoji
📍 Kyoto
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Golden Hall, Ninnaji
📍 Kyoto
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Golden Hall, Toji
📍 Kyoto
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Gonden
📍 Kyoto
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Haiden, Ujigami Jinja
📍 Kyoto
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Hiunkaku, Nishi Hongwanji
📍 Kyoto
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Honden
📍 Kyoto
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Hōkai-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Hokai-ji is a special head temple of the Shingon-shu Daigo-ha sect located in Hino Nishidaido-cho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City. Its mountain name is Toko-san, and its principal image is Yakushi Nyorai. It is said to have been founded by the Great Teacher Saicho. Known as the family temple of the Hino family, a branch of the Fujiwara clan, it is also called Hino Yakushi or Chichi Yakushi (Milk Yakushi).
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Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine Main Hall
📍 Kyoto
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Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine Main Hall Corridor (Back side)
📍 Kyoto
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Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine Main Hall Corridor (Between Romon Gate and West Gate)
📍 Kyoto
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Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine Main Hall Corridor (Between Romon and East Gate)
📍 Kyoto
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Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine Main Shrine Heiden and Maiden
📍 Kyoto
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Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine Subsidiary Takeuchi-sha Shrine Main Hall
📍 Kyoto
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Iwashimizu Hachimangū
📍 Kyoto
Iwashimizu Hachimangū (石清水八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the Twenty-Two Shrines in the Heian period ranked system of Shinto shrines, and along with the Ise Grand Shrine, one of the two royal ancestral shrines for the Imperial family. It is one of the three major Hachiman shrines, along with Usa Jingū in Usa, Oita and either Hakozaki Shrine or Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū. Ten buildings of the shrine, including the main hall, have been designated as National Treasures. In January 2012, the grounds of the shrine were designated as a National Historic Site
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Joruri-ji Temple Main Hall
📍 Kyoto
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Joruri-ji Temple Three-Story Pagoda
📍 Kyoto
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Jōruri-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Jōruri-ji (浄瑠璃寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Nishio Futaba, Kamo-cho neighborhood of the city of Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon Ritsu school and has both Amida Nyorai and Yakushi Nyorai as its honzon. The temple is commonly known as Kutai-ji (九体寺) because nine statues of Amida Nyorai are enshrined in the main hall, and it was also called Nishi-Odawara-dera (西小田原寺) in the past. The temple is heavily influenced by Pure Land thought. It is one of the few remaining examples of a Paradise Garden of the early Heian period. The three-storied pagoda, the main hall, the group of nine sitting Amida Nyorai statues and the group of Four Heavenly Kings are all designated as National Treasures.
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Kaijūsen-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Kaijūsen-ji is a Buddhist temple in Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its five-storied pagoda is a National Treasure of Japan.
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Kamigamo Shrine
📍 Kyoto
Kamigamo Shrine is an important Shinto sanctuary on the banks of the Kamo River in north Kyoto, first founded in 678. Its formal name is the Kamo-wakeikazuchi Shrine .
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Kanchi-in Kyakuden
📍 Kyoto
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Kinkaku-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Kinkaku-ji , officially named Rokuon-ji , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. The temple is nicknamed after its reliquary (shariden), the Golden Pavilion , whose top two floors are coated in 0.5 μm gold leaf. The current pavilion was rebuilt in 1955 after being destroyed in an arson attack.
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Kitano Tenmangū
📍 Kyoto
Kitano Tenmangū is a Shinto shrine in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
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Kiyomizu-dera
📍 Kyoto
Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. The temple's full name is Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera. The temple is the 16th stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route. Along with Kōryū-ji and Kurama-dera, it is one of the few temples in Kyoto that predates the foundation of the capital to Heian-kyō. It is also one of Japan's leading temples dedicated to the worship of Kannon, along with Ishiyama-dera and Hase-dera. It is a famous tourist destination in Kyoto City, attracting many pilgrims throughout the year. Since 1995, it holds the Kanji of the Year ceremony on 12 December every year. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Kōmyō-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Komyo-ji is a Shingon-shu Daigo-ha temple located in Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture. Its mountain name is Kimino-san, and its principal image is Senju Kannon. It is an ancient temple said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku.
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Kōryū-ji Keikyū-in Hondō
📍 Kyoto
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Kōryū-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Kōryū-ji (広隆寺) is a Shingon temple in Uzumasa, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple is also known by the names Uzumasa-dera (太秦寺) and Kadono-dera (葛野寺), and was formerly known as Hatanokimi-dera (秦公寺), Hachioka-dera (蜂岡寺) and Hōkō-ji (蜂岡寺).
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Kōzan-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Kōzan-ji (高山寺), officially Toganōsan Kōsan-ji (栂尾山高山寺), is a Buddhist temple of the Omuro sect of Shingon Buddhism in Umegahata Toganōchō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. Kōzan-ji is also known as Kōsan-ji and Toganō-dera. The temple was founded by the Shingon scholar and monk Myōe (1173–1232) and is renowned for its numerous national treasures and important cultural properties. The Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga, a group of ink paintings from the 12th and 13th centuries, are among the most important treasures of Kōzan-ji. The temple celebrates Biyakkōshin, Zenmyōshin and Kasuga Myōjin, as well as the temple's tutelary Shintō deity. In 1994, it was registered as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto".
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Main Hall, Kiyomizu-dera
📍 Kyoto
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Main Shrine, Kitano-tenmangu
📍 Kyoto
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Main Shrine, Ujigami Jinja
📍 Kyoto
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Myoki-an Temple Shoin and Tea House (Tai-an)
📍 Kyoto
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Myōhō-in Temple
📍 Kyoto
Myoho-in is a Tendai sect temple located in Myohoin Maegawa-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City. Its mountain name is Nan'ei-zan. The principal image is Samantabhadra (Fugen Bosatsu). It is said to have been founded by Saicho. It is a prestigious 'Monzeki' temple, where members of the imperial family and nobility traditionally served as head priests; together with Shoren-in and Sanzen-in (Kaji Monzeki), it is known as one of the 'Three Tendai Monzeki' temples. It is also famous for its historical connections to Cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In the early modern period, it managed Hoko-ji Temple (the Great Buddha of Kyoto) and Rengeo-in (Sanjusangen-do), and Sanjusangen-do remains under the jurisdiction of Myoho-in to this day.
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Myōki-an Temple
📍 Kyoto
Myokian is a Buddhist temple located in Oyamazaki Town, Otokuni District, Kyoto Prefecture. Its mountain name is Hoko-san, and it is also known as Myoki Zen-an. Another name for it is 'Taian'. It features the oldest tea room architecture in Japan and is considered the perfected form of the grass-hut style tea room.
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Nanzen-ji Hōjō
📍 Kyoto
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Nanzen-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Nanzen-ji , or Zuiryusan Nanzen-ji, formerly Zenrin-ji , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Emperor Kameyama established it in 1291 on the site of his previous detached palace. It is also the headquarters of the Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen. The precincts of Nanzen-ji are a nationally designated Historic Site and the Hōjō gardens a Place of Scenic Beauty. The temple was destroyed in a fire in 1895 and rebuilt in 1909.
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Nijō Castle
📍 Kyoto
Nijō Castle is a flatland castle in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings (Kuruwa) of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens. The surface area of the castle is 275,000 square metres, of which 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) is occupied by buildings.
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Ninna-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Ninna-ji is the head temple of the Omuro school of the Shingon Sect of Buddhism. Located in western Kyoto, Japan, it was first founded in AD 888 by Emperor Uda, and was later reconstructed in the 17th century. It is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Ninomaru Palace
📍 Kyoto
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Nishi Hongan-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Nishi Hongan-ji (西本願寺) is a Buddhist temple in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It serves as the head temple of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha subsect. It is one of two Jōdo Shinshū temple complexes in Kyoto, the other being Higashi Hongan-ji, which is the head temple of the Ōtani-ha subsect.
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North Wing Corridor
📍 Kyoto
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Phoenix Hall
📍 Kyoto
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Ryugin-an Temple Hojo
📍 Kyoto
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Ryōgin-an
📍 Kyoto
Ryogin-an is a Rinzai-shu Tofuku-ji sect temple located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, serving as a sub-temple of Tofuku-ji.
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Ryōkō-in
📍 Kyoto
Ryukoin is a Rinzai sect temple located in Murasakino, Kita Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. It is a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, the head temple of the Daitoku-ji school of the Rinzai sect. Although it holds numerous national treasures and important cultural properties, it is not open to the public, does not accept visitors for sightseeing, and does not hold special public viewings; it is a temple that declines visitors.
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Sanbō-in Temple
📍 Kyoto
Sanbō-in is a Buddhist temple in southern Kyoto, Japan, known today primarily for the quality of its garden.
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Sanjūsangen-dō Temple
📍 Kyoto
Sanjūsangen-dō is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, Japan.
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Seiryū-gū Haiden, Daigoji
📍 Kyoto
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Sekisui-in, Kōzan-ji
📍 Kyoto
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Shimogamo Shrine
📍 Kyoto
Shimogamo Shrine is an important Shinto sanctuary in the Shimogamo district of Kyoto city's Sakyō ward. Its formal name is Kamo-mioya Shrine . It is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The term Kamo-jinja in Japanese is a general reference to Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine, the traditionally linked Kamo shrines of Kyoto; Shimogamo is the older of the pair, being believed to be 100 years older than Kamigamo, and dating to the 6th century, centuries before Kyoto became the capital of Japan. The Kamo-jinja serve the function of protecting Kyoto from malign influences.
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Silver Pavilion
📍 Kyoto
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South Wing Corridor
📍 Kyoto
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Tail Corridor
📍 Kyoto
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Toyokuni Shrine
📍 Kyoto
Toyokuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It was built in 1599 to commemorate Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It is the location of the first tamaya ever constructed, which was later destroyed by the Tokugawa clan.
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Tō-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Tō-ji Temple , a.k.a. the Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the Minami-ku ward of Kyoto, Japan.
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Tōfuku-ji Temple
📍 Kyoto
Tōfuku-ji (東福寺) is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku in Kyoto, Japan. Tōfuku-ji takes its name from two temples in Nara, Tōdai-ji and Kōfuku-ji. It is one of the Kyoto Gozan or "five great Zen temples of Kyoto". Its honorary sangō prefix is Enichi-san (慧日山).
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Tōgu-dō
📍 Kyoto
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Ujigami Shrine
📍 Kyoto
Ujigami Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was built as a guardian shrine for the nearby Byōdō-in, and is adjacent to the Uji Shrine. In 1994, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto". The honden and haiden have been designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs as National Treasures in the category shrines.
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West Main Shrine
📍 Kyoto
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Yakushi Hall, Daigoji
📍 Kyoto
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Yasaka Shrine
📍 Kyoto
Yasaka Shrine , once called Gion Shrine , is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri, the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage. The Yasaka shrine is dedicated to Susanoo in the tradition of the Gion faith as its chief kami, with his consort Kushinadahime on the east, and eight offspring deities on the west. The yahashira no mikogami include Yashimajinumi no kami, Itakeru no kami, Ōyatsuhime no kami, Tsumatsuhime no kami, Ōtoshi no kami, Ukanomitama no kami, Ōyatsuhiko no kami, and Suseribime no mikoto.
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Yasaka Shrine Honden
📍 Kyoto
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Chōkō-ji Temple
📍 Hyōgo
Chōkō-ji is a Buddhist temple, in Yashiro, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
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East Small Keep
📍 Hyōgo
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Ha Watariyagura
📍 Hyōgo
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Himeji Castle
📍 Hyōgo
Himeji Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle complex situated in Himeji, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 structures with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. The castle is frequently known as Hakuro-jō or Shirasagi-jō because of its brilliant white exterior and supposed resemblance to a bird taking flight.
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I Watariyagura
📍 Hyōgo
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Ichijō-ji Temple
📍 Hyōgo
Ichijō-ji (一乗寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Sakamoto neighborhood of the city of Kasai, Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Shō-Kannon Bosatsu. Its three-story pagoda, a National Treasure, is a representative example of Japanese architecture from the late Heian period and one of Japan's oldest existing pagodas. The temple grounds are famous for its cherry blossoms in spring and autumn foliage in autumn. The temple's full name is Hokke-san Ichijō-ji. The temple is the 26th stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route.
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Jōdo Hall, Jōdo-ji
📍 Hyōgo
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Jōdo-ji Temple
📍 Hyōgo
The Gokurakusan Jōdo-ji (極楽山浄土寺) is a temple of the Shingon sect in Ono, Hyōgo, Japan. It was first established by Chōgen in 1190 – 1198, and the temple structures have undergone several reconstruction efforts since then, with the last reconstruction taking place in 1632.
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Kakurin-ji Temple
📍 Hyōgo
The Totasan Kakurin-ji (刀田山鶴林寺) is a temple of the Tendai sect in Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan. It was established by Prince Shōtoku's instruction in 589.
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Main Hall, Chōkō-ji
📍 Hyōgo
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Main Hall, Kakurinji
📍 Hyōgo
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Main Hall, Taisan-ji
📍 Hyōgo
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Main Keep
📍 Hyōgo
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Ni Watariyagura
📍 Hyōgo
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Northwest Small Keep
📍 Hyōgo
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Ro Watariyagura
📍 Hyōgo
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Taisan-ji Temple
📍 Hyōgo
Sanshinzan Taisan-ji (三身山太山寺) is a temple of the Tendai sect in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. It was established by Empress Genshō's instruction in 716.
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Taishi Hall, Kakurinji
📍 Hyōgo
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Three-storied Pagoda, Ichijoji
📍 Hyōgo
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West Small Keep
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Chobo-ji Tahoto Pagoda
📍 Wakayama
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Choho-ji Temple Main Hall
📍 Wakayama
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Chōhō-ji Temple
📍 Wakayama
Chōhō-ji is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai school of Japanese Buddhism. Its main image is a statue of Shaka Nyorai. Its main hall, pagoda and daimon are National Treasures of Japan, and its daimyō cemetery is a National Historic Site.
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Kongō Sanmai-in Tahōtō
📍 Wakayama
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Kongō Sanmai-in Temple
📍 Wakayama
Kongō Sanmai-in is a minor temple complex on Mount Kōya in Japan, founded in 1211 by order of Hōjō Masako for posthumous soul of Minamoto no Yoritomo and renamed "Kongō Sanmai-in" in 1219 for that of Minamoto no Sanetomo.
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Kongōbu-ji Fudōdō
📍 Wakayama
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Kongōbu-ji Temple
📍 Wakayama
Kongōbu-ji (金剛峯寺) is the ecclesiastic head temple of Kōyasan Shingon Buddhism, located on Mount Kōya , Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Its name means Vajra Peak Temple. It is part of the "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range" UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Negoro-ji Temple
📍 Wakayama
Negoro-ji (根来寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Iwade, Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. Surrounded by the sacred peaks of the Katsuragi Mountains, the temple grounds were designated as a National Historic Site and a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 2007.
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Shoson Butsugan
📍 Wakayama
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Tahōtō, Negoroji
📍 Wakayama
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Zenfuku-in Temple Shaka Hall
📍 Wakayama
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Zenpuku-in Temple
📍 Wakayama
Zempuku-in is a Tendai Buddhist temple located in Kainan City, Wakayama Prefecture. Its mountain name is Hoyu-san.
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Kangi-in Shodendo Hall
📍 Saitama
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Kangi-in Temple
📍 Saitama
Kangi-in (歓喜院) is a Buddhist temple in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1179 and is affiliated with the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect of Buddhism. The temple's Shōden Hall was designated as a Japanese National Treasure in 1984. It is the only building in Saitama to have been designated as a national treasure.
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Fuki-ji Temple
📍 Ōita
Fuki-ji (富貴寺) is Buddhist temple located in the city of Bungotakada, Ōita Prefecture Japan. it is a temple of the Tendai sect, and its honzon is a statue of Amida Nyorai. Claimed to have been founded in 718 AD, the temple was also called "Amida-ji". The precincts of the temple were designated a National Historic Site in 2013.
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Usa Jingu Shrine Ichino-guden (First Main Hall)
📍 Ōita
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Usa Jingu Shrine Second Hall
📍 Ōita
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Usa Jingu Shrine Third Hall
📍 Ōita
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Usa Jingū
📍 Ōita
Usa-jingū (宇佐神宮), also known as Usa Hachimangū (宇佐八幡宮), is a Shinto shrine in the city of Usa, Ōita in Japan. Emperor Ōjin, who was deified as Hachiman, the tutelary god of warriors, is said to be enshrined in all the sites dedicated to him. The first Hachiman shrine was at Usa, and was built in the early 8th century.
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Ō-dō, Fuki-ji Temple
📍 Ōita
Fukiji is a Tendai Buddhist temple located in Tashibufuki, Bungotakada City, Oita Prefecture. Its mountain name is Rengezan. Its principal image is Amitabha Tathagata, and it is said to have been founded by Ninmon.
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Golden hall, Kanshinji
📍 Osaka
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Haiden, Sakurai-jinja
📍 Osaka
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Jigen-in Tahoto Pagoda
📍 Osaka
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Jigen-in Temple
📍 Osaka
Jigen-in is a Shingon-shu Omuro-ha temple located in Hineno, Izumisano City, Osaka Prefecture. Its mountain name is Daihi-san. The principal image is Yakushi Nyorai. Until the end of the early modern period, it served as the Jingu-ji temple for the adjacent Hine Shrine. Its National Treasure Tahoto pagoda is known as one of the three famous Tahoto pagodas in Japan, alongside those at Ishiyama-dera and Kongo-sanmai-in. The temple grounds are also designated as a National Historic Site as part of the Hine-no-sho ruins.
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Kannon Hall, Kouon-ji
📍 Osaka
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Kanshin-ji Temple
📍 Osaka
Kanshin-ji (観心寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Teramoto neighborhood of the city of Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. It is one of the head temples of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū branch of Shingon Buddhism. The temple has several National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties. Its precincts were designated a National Historic Site in 1972. and a Japan Heritage site.
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Kōon-ji Temple
📍 Osaka
Kōon-ji (孝恩寺) is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Kaizuka, Osaka, Japan.
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Sakurai Shrine
📍 Osaka
Sakurai Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was founded at an unknown date and holds its annual festival on the first Sunday in October. It enshrines Emperor Ōjin, Emperor Chūai, and Empress Jingū as kami. The oratory is designated as the only Japanese National Treasure in Sakai City.
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Sumiyoshi Taisha
📍 Osaka
Sumiyoshi-taisha (住吉大社), also known as Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the main shrine of all the Sumiyoshi shrines. It gives its name to a style of shrine architecture known as Sumiyoshi-zukuri.
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Sumiyoshi-taisha Daiichi-honden
📍 Osaka
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Sumiyoshi-taisha Daini-honden
📍 Osaka
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Sumiyoshi-taisha Daisan-honden
📍 Osaka
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Sumiyoshi-taisha Daiyon-honden
📍 Osaka
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Akishino-dera Temple
📍 Nara
Akishino-dera (秋篠寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture Japan. It does not belong to any sect of Japanese Buddhism and has no "mountain name". Its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. It is known for its statue of Gigeiten.
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Belfry of East Precinct, Horyu-ji
📍 Nara
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Belfry, Horyu-ji
📍 Nara
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Belfry, Todaiji
📍 Nara
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Chōkyū-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Chokyu-ji is a Shingon Ritsu sect temple located in Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture. Its mountain name is Mayumi-san, and its principal image is the Eleven-Faced Kannon. It is said to have been founded by the monk Gyoki. Its main hall, a National Treasure, is known as a representative work of Esoteric Buddhist architecture from the Kamakura period, and was ranked 6th in a selection of shrines and temples chosen by master carpenters.
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Denpōdō, Horyu-ji
📍 Nara
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East Dormitory, Horyu-ji
📍 Nara
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East Pagoda, Taimadera
📍 Nara
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East Pagoda, Yakushiji
📍 Nara
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Eastern Golden Hall, Kofuku-ji
📍 Nara
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Eisan-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Eisan-ji (栄山寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Gojō, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. The temple's full name is Gakushō-san Eisan-ji .The temple is noted for its Nara period octagonal hall, which is designated as a National Treasure.
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Enjō-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Enjō-ji (円成寺) is a Shingon temple in the northeast of Nara, Japan. A number of its buildings and images have been designated National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, and its late-Heian period gardens are a Place of Scenic Beauty.
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Five-storied Pagoda, Horyu-ji
📍 Nara
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Five-storied Pagoda, Kofuku-ji
📍 Nara
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Five-storied Pagoda, Murouji
📍 Nara
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Founder's Hall, Todaiji
📍 Nara
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Gangō-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Gangō-ji (元興寺) was one of the first Buddhist temples in Japan, and was ranked as one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Nara, Japan. It was mostly destroyed in the Muromachi period and the old town of Naramachi occupies most of what was once the temple's precincts. Three small portions of the temple have survived to the present day, and each is now a separate temple.
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Golden Hall, Horyu-ji
📍 Nara
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Golden Hall, Murouji
📍 Nara
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Golden Hall, Toshodai-ji
📍 Nara
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Great Buddha Hall
📍 Nara
The Todai-ji Daibutsuden (Great Buddha Hall) is a Buddhist hall located at Todai-ji in Nara City, Nara Prefecture. It houses the principal image of Todai-ji, the seated statue of Rushana Buddha (the Great Buddha of Nara).
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Haiden, Isonokami Shrine
📍 Nara
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Haiden, Izumo Takeo Shrine, Isonokami Shrine
📍 Nara
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Hakusan Hall, Enjoji
📍 Nara
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Hannya-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Hannya-ji (般若寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture Japan. It belongs to the Shingon Ritsu sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Monju Bosatsu.The temple's full name is Hōshōzan Hannya-Ritsu-ji (法性山般若律寺). It is also commonly known as the "Cosmos temple" after the thousands of cosmos flowers that bloom in late summer and early autumn.
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Hase-dera Temple
📍 Nara
Hase-dera (長谷寺) is the main temple of the Buzan sect of Shingon Buddhism. The temple is located in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The Main Hall is a National Treasure of Japan.
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Hasedera Temple Main Hall
📍 Nara
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Higashi Kairō
📍 Nara
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Hokke-dō
📍 Nara
Todai-ji Hokke-do Hall is a Buddhist hall in Nara City, Nara Prefecture, built during the Nara period (8th century) at Todai-ji Temple. It is generally known as Sangatsu-do. It is designated as a National Treasure of Japan. It is one of the few remaining Nara-period structures at Todai-ji, and the ten Buddhist statues housed within were also crafted during the Nara period.
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Hokki-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Hokki-ji or Hōki-ji – formerly known as Okamoto-dera (岡本寺) and Ikejiri-dera (池後寺) – is a Buddhist temple temple in the Okamoto neighborhood of the town of Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple's honorary sangō prefix is "Kōhonzan" (岡本山), although it is rarely used. The temple was constructed to honor Avalokitesvara, and an 11-faced statue of the goddess is the primary object of worship in the temple. Hokki-ji is often considered to be one of the seven great temples founded by Prince Shōtoku, but in fact the temple was not completed until some decades after his death. In 1993, it was registered together with Hōryū-ji as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area.
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Hōryū-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Hōryū-ji is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Built shortly after Buddhism was introduced to Japan, it is also one of the oldest Buddhist sites in the country. Its full name is Hōryū Gakumonji (法隆学問寺), or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, with the complex serving as both a seminary and monastery.
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Isonokami Jingū
📍 Nara
Isonokami Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the hills of Furu in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the oldest extant Shinto shrines in Japan and has housed several significant artifacts.
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Jūrin-in Temple
📍 Nara
Jurin-in is a temple of the Shingon-shu Daigo-ha sect located in Jurin-in-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture. Its mountain name is Uho-san, and its principal image is a stone statue of Jizo Bosatsu. It is located in a corner of Naramachi, where streetscapes from the Edo and Meiji periods remain.
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Kairyūō-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Kairyu-o-ji is a Shingon-Ritsu sect temple located in Hokkeji-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture. Its mountain name is Saho-san. The principal image is the Eleven-Faced Kannon. It is also known as Sumi-dera (Corner Temple) because it was built in the northeast corner of Empress Komyo's palace, which was the former residence of Fujiwara no Fuhito.
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Kasuga Hall, Enjoji
📍 Nara
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Kasuga Taisha First Hall
📍 Nara
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Kasuga Taisha Fourth Hall
📍 Nara
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Kasuga Taisha Shrine Second Hall
📍 Nara
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Kasuga Taisha Third Hall
📍 Nara
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Kasuga-taisha
📍 Nara
Kasuga-taisha (春日大社) is a Shinto shrine in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is the shrine of the Fujiwara family, established in 768 CE and rebuilt several times over the centuries. The interior is famous for its many bronze lanterns, as well as the many stone lanterns that lead up to the shrine.
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Kimpusen-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Kinpusen-ji is the head temple of a branch of the Shugendō religion called Kinpusen-Shugendō in Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture, Japan. According to tradition, it was founded by En no Gyōja, who propagated a form of mountain asceticism drawing from Shinto, Taoism and Buddhist beliefs. Along with Ōminesan-ji Temple, it is considered the most important temple in Shugendō.
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Korō, Toshodai-ji
📍 Nara
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Kōfuku-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Kōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Japan that was once one of the powerful Nanto Shichi Daiji 'Seven Great Temples' in the city of Nara. The temple is the national headquarters of the East Asian Yogācāra school. It is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, a World Heritage Site.
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Kōfūzō, Horyu-ji
📍 Nara
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Large Lecture Hall, Horyu-ji
📍 Nara
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Lecture Hall, Toshodai-ji
📍 Nara
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Main Hall, Akishino-dera
📍 Nara
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Main Hall, Chōkyū-ji
📍 Nara
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Main Hall, Gangō-ji
📍 Nara
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Main Hall, Jurin-in
📍 Nara
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Main Hall, Kinpusen-ji
📍 Nara
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Main Hall, Murouji
📍 Nara
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Main Hall, Ryosen-ji
📍 Nara
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Main Hall, Shin-Yakushiji
📍 Nara
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Main Hall, Taimadera
📍 Nara
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Murō-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Murō-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple located in the city of Uda, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It lays on the mountainside of Mount Murō and historically served as a place of worship for the Japanese dragon associated with rain prayers known as Zennyo Ryūō. Its five-storied pagoda is one of the oldest standing pagodas in Japan, dating its construction to the 9th century.
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Nigatsu-dō
📍 Nara
Nigatsu-dō is one of the important structures of Tōdai-ji, a temple in Nara, Japan. Nigatsu-dō is located to the east of the Great Buddha Hall, on the hillside of Mount Wakakusa. It includes several other buildings in addition to the specific hall named Nigatsu-dō, thus comprising its own sub-complex within Tōdai-ji.
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Nishi Kairō
📍 Nara
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North Octagonal Hall, Kōfuku-ji
📍 Nara
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Octagonal Hall, Eisanji
📍 Nara
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Refectory, Horyu-ji Temple
📍 Nara
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Ryōsen-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Ryōsen-ji (霊山寺) is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. Founded in the eighth century, the Hondō is a National Treasure and a number of other buildings and temple treasures have been designated Important Cultural Properties.
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Shin-Yakushi-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Shin-Yakushi-ji (新薬師寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Kegon sect in Nara, Japan. It was founded in 747 by Empress Kōmyō. Initially a large complete Shichidō garan temple, it suffered from fire damage and deteriorated during the Heian period. The temple was revived during the Kamakura period. Only one building, the present main hall or Hon-dō (本堂), has survived from the 8th century. All other structures date to the Kamakura period.
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Shōryō-in, Horyu-ji Temple
📍 Nara
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Shōsō
📍 Nara
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Shōsōin
📍 Nara
The Shōsō-in (正倉院) is the treasure house of Tōdai-ji Temple in Nara, Japan. The building is in the azekura (log-cabin) style with a raised floor. It lies to the northwest of the Great Buddha Hall. The Shōsō-in houses artifacts connected to Emperor Shōmu and Empress Kōmyō, as well as arts and crafts of the Tempyō (天平) era of Japanese history.
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Small Five-storied Pagoda, Gangō-ji
📍 Nara
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Small Five-storied Pagoda, Kairyūō-ji
📍 Nara
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Taima-dera Temple
📍 Nara
Taima-dera is a Buddhist temple located in the Taima neighborhood of the city of Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon and Jōdo traditions of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is the Taima Mandala, a graphical representation of the Pure Land. The temple's full name is Nijō-san Zenrin-ji .The temple is a pilgrimage site for Pure Land Buddhists, and for its connection to the legend of Princess Chūjō, as well as for its twin triple-story pagodas built in the Nara period to the early Heian period.
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Three Sutra Hall and West Dormitory, Horyu-ji Temple
📍 Nara
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Three-storied Pagoda, Hokkiji
📍 Nara
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Three-storied Pagoda, Kofuku-ji
📍 Nara
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Treasure House, Toshodai-ji
📍 Nara
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Tōdai-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Tōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Japan. The construction of the temple was an attempt to imitate Chinese temples from the much-admired Tang dynasty. Though it was originally founded in the year 738 CE, Tōdai-ji was not opened until the year 752 CE. The temple has undergone several reconstructions, including one initiated by Minamoto Yoritomo in 1181 which included the standardization of existing buildings and the strengthening of visible pillars. Since then, one of the most significant reconstruction took place in 1709. However, it was on the verge of collapse in the late 19th century due to the weight of its huge roof. The collapse was prevented through a first restoration (1904–1913), and its current appearance was completed using steel framing between 1974 and 1980. Its Great Buddha Hall houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese as Daibutsu (大仏). The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism. The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara", together with seven other sites in the city of Nara.
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Tōindō, Yakushiji
📍 Nara
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Tōshōdai-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Tōshōdai-ji (唐招提寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Risshū sect in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The Classic Golden Hall, also known as the kondō, has a single story, hipped tiled roof with a seven bay wide facade. It is considered the archetype of "classical style".
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Uda Mikumari Shrine
📍 Nara
Uda Mikumari Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Uda, Nara, Japan. It is dedicated to mikumari, a female Shinto kami associated with water. The honden was built near the end of the Kamakura period, and is listed as a National Treasure of Japan.
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Udamikumari Shrine Main Hall (Second Hall)
📍 Nara
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Udamikumari Shrine Main Hall (Third Hall)
📍 Nara
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Uta-Mikumari Shrine Main Hall (First Hall)
📍 Nara
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West Octagonal Hall, Horyu-ji
📍 Nara
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West Pagoda, Taimadera
📍 Nara
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Yakushi-ji Temple
📍 Nara
Yakushi-ji (薬師寺) is one of the most famous imperial and ancient Buddhist temples in Japan, and was once one of the Seven Great Temples of Nanto, located in Nara. Originally built in the 7th century in the old capital of Fujiwara-kyō, the temple as it stands is said to be a scrupulous copy of the original. The temple is the headquarters of the Hossō school of Japanese Buddhism. Yakushi-ji is one of the sites that are collectively inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name of "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara."
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Yumedono
📍 Nara
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Osaki Hachiman-gu Main Hall
📍 Miyagi
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Zuigan-ji Main Hall
📍 Miyagi
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Zuigan-ji Temple
📍 Miyagi
Zuigan-ji is a Buddhist temple in located in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Belonging to the Myōshin-ji branch of Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, its honzon is a statue of Shō Kannon Bosatsu. The temple's full name is Shōtō Seiryūzan Zuigan Enpuku Zenji (松島青龍山瑞巌円福禅寺), but it was commonly known as "Matsushima-dera". It was founded in 828 during the Heian period by Jikaku Daishi. In commemoration of the haiku poet Matsuo Basho's pilgrimage in 1689 during the early Edo period, the Basho Festival is held annually at the temple on the second Sunday of November.
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Ōsaki Hachimangū
📍 Miyagi
Ōsaki Hachimangū (大崎八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine located in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. The main shrine building has been designated a National Treasure of Japan.
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Buddha Hall, Zuiryu-ji
📍 Toyama
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Lecture Hall, Zuiryu-ji
📍 Toyama
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Shōkō-ji Temple
📍 Toyama
Shoko-ji is a Jodo Shinshu Honganji-ha Buddhist temple located in Fushikikokufu, Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. Its mountain name is Unryuzan, and its principal image is Amitabha Tathagata. It is known for possessing many cultural assets, including two National Treasures and ten Important Cultural Properties. Locals affectionately call it 'Furukohan'. On April 24, 2015, it was recognized as a Japan Heritage site as a constituent cultural asset of 'Takaoka, a City where the Townspeople's Culture Associated with the Kaga Maeda Family Blooms - People, Skills, and Spirit'.
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Zuiryū-ji Temple
📍 Toyama
Zuiryū-ji (瑞龍寺) is a Buddhist temple in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The temple belongs to the Sōtō-school of Japanese Zen Buddhism.
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Buddha Hall, Kōzan-ji
📍 Yamaguchi
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Five-storied Pagoda, Rurikō-ji
📍 Yamaguchi
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Kōzan-ji Temple
📍 Yamaguchi
The Kinzan Kōzan-ji (金山功山寺) is a temple of the Sōtō school of Zen faction in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It was first established as a temple of the Rinzai school by Kyoan Genjaku in 1327 of the late Kamakura era.
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Rurikō-ji Temple
📍 Yamaguchi
Rurikō-ji (瑠璃光寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Kozan neighborhood of the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The temple belongs to the Sōtō school of Japanese Zen sect and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. The temple's full name is Honeizan Rurikōzen-ji (保寧山瑠璃光禪寺). It is noted for its Muromachi period Five-story Pagoda which is designated a National Treasure.
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Sumiyoshi Shrine
📍 Yamaguchi
Sumiyoshi Shrine (住吉神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Miyasumiyoshi neighborhood of the city of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Nagato Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on December 15. Along with the more famous Sumiyoshi-taisha in Osaka and the Sumiyoshi Jinja in Fukuoka, it is one of the "Three Great Sumiyoshi" shrines; however whereas the Osaka Sumitomo-taisha enshrines the Nigi-Mitama, or placid spirit of the Sumiyoshi kami, the shrine in Shimonoseki enshrines the Ara-Mitama, or rough spirit of the kami.
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Sumiyoshi Shrine Main Hall
📍 Yamaguchi
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Five-storied Pagoda, Haguro-san
📍 Yamagata
The Haguro-san Five-Storied Pagoda is a five-storied pagoda built during the Muromachi period, located on Mt. Haguro in Toge, Haguro-machi, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
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Buddha Hall, Seihaku-ji
📍 Yamanashi
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Daizen-ji Temple
📍 Yamanashi
Daizen-ji (大善寺) is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Shingon school of Japanese Buddhism, located in the city of Kōshū, Yamanashi, Japan. Its main image is a hibutsu statue of Yakushi Nyōrai, shown to the public every five years,
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Seihaku-ji Temple
📍 Yamanashi
Seihaku-ji (清白寺), is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Myōshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen Buddhism, located in the city of Yamanashi, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Shaka Nyōrai.
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Yakushi Hall, Daizen-ji
📍 Yamanashi
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Ankoku-ji Temple
📍 Gifu
Ankokuji is a Rinzai school Myoshinji-ha temple located in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture. Its mountain name is Taiheizusan, and its principal image is Shakyamuni Buddha. It is the 11th sacred site of the Hida 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.
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Eihō-ji Temple
📍 Gifu
Eihō-ji (永保寺) is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in northern area of the city of Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Founded in the Kamakura period, two of the structures of the temple are designated National Treasures of Japan and its gardens are a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty.
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Founder's Hall, Eihō-ji
📍 Gifu
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Kannon Hall, Eihō-ji
📍 Gifu
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Auditorium, Shizutani school
📍 Okayama
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Kibitsu Shrine
📍 Okayama
Kibitsu Jinja (吉備津神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Kibitsu neighborhood of Kita-ku, Okayama in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Bitchū Province. The shrine's main festivals are held on the second Sunday in May and October 15 each year.
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Kibitsu Shrine Main Sanctuary and Worship Hall
📍 Okayama
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Chūson-ji Konjikidō
📍 Iwate
Chuson-ji Konjikido is a Buddhist hall built in the late Heian period at Chuson-ji Temple in Hiraizumi Town, Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture. Built in 1124 by Fujiwara no Kiyohira, the first leader of the Oshu Fujiwara clan, it is a representative example of Heian-period Pure Land architecture alongside the Phoenix Hall of Byodo-in Temple. It is designated as a National Treasure as a masterpiece of the era's craftsmanship. The hall is owned by the religious corporation Konjiki-in. For the history of Chuson-ji and its other structures and cultural properties, please refer to the separate entry for Chuson-ji.
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Chūson-ji Temple
📍 Iwate
Chūson-ji (中尊寺) is a Buddhist temple in the town of Hiraizumi in southern Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of the Tendai sect in Tōhoku region of northern Honshu. The temple claims it was founded in 850 by Ennin, the third chief abbot of the sect. George Sansom states Chūson-jí was founded by Fujiwara no Kiyohira in 1095. Chūson-jí was designated as a Special Historic Site in 1979 and in June 2011 was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a part of the "Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi".
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Honden of Izumo Taisha
📍 Shimane
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Izumo Taisha
📍 Shimane
Izumo-taisha , officially Izumo Ōyashiro, is one of the most ancient and important Shinto shrines in Japan. No record gives the date of establishment. Located in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, it hosts two major festivals. It is dedicated to the kami (god) Ōkuninushi , famous as the Shinto deity of marriage and to Kotoamatsukami, distinguishing heavenly kami. The shrine is widely regarded as the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan, predating the Ise Shrine.
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Kamosu Shrine
📍 Shimane
Kamosu Jinja (神魂神社) is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The Taisha-zukuri Honden of 1583 is a National Treasure. The coeval branch Inari shrine is an Important Cultural Property.
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Kamosu Shrine Main Hall
📍 Shimane
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Matsue Castle
📍 Shimane
Matsue Castle is a Japanese castle located in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture.
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Matsue Castle Keep Tower
📍 Shimane
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East Corridor
📍 Hiroshima
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Five-storied Pagoda, Myōō-in
📍 Hiroshima
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Fudo-in Temple Kondo Hall
📍 Hiroshima
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Fudō-in Temple
📍 Hiroshima
Fudo-in is a special head temple of the Shingon sect (Hiroshima Prefecture Shingon Buddhist Community) located in Higashi Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
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Haraiden of Marōdo Shrine
📍 Hiroshima
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Haraiden of the Main Shrine
📍 Hiroshima
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Honden, Heiden and Haiden of Marōdo Shrine
📍 Hiroshima
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Honden, Heiden and Haiden of the Main Shrine
📍 Hiroshima
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Itsukushima Shrine
📍 Hiroshima
Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima, best known for its "floating" torii. It is in the city of Hatsukaichi, in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan, accessible from the mainland by ferry at Miyajimaguchi Station. The shrine complex is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Japanese government has designated several buildings and possessions as National Treasures.
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Jōdo-ji Temple
📍 Hiroshima
Jōdo-ji (浄土寺) is a temple of Shingon Buddhism in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As a site sacred to the boddhisattva Kannon, it is the 9th temple on the Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage. The temple, built at the end of the Kamakura period, is noted for two national treasures: the temple's main hall (hondō) and the treasure pagoda (tahōtō). In addition it holds a number of Important Cultural Property structures and artworks.
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Kōjō-ji Temple
📍 Hiroshima
Kojo-ji is a Soto Zen temple located in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Its mountain name is Choen-zan, and its principal image is Shakyamuni Buddha. It is the 11th temple on the Chugoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage route.
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Main Hall, Jōdo-ji
📍 Hiroshima
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Main Hall, Myōō-in
📍 Hiroshima
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Myōō-in Temple
📍 Hiroshima
Myōō-in (明王院) is a Buddhist temple in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Tahōtō, Jōdo-ji
📍 Hiroshima
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Three-storied Pagoda, Kōjō-ji
📍 Hiroshima
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West Corridor
📍 Hiroshima
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Ishite-ji Temple
📍 Ehime
Ishite-ji (石手寺) is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 51 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. Its name means Stone Hand Temple (石手寺). Seven of its structures have been designated National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties.
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Main Hall, Taihoji
📍 Ehime
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Taihō-ji Temple
📍 Ehime
Taihō-ji (大宝寺) is a Buddhist temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The Hondō has been designated a National Treasure and a number of the temple's treasures are Important Cultural Properties.
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Taisan-ji Main Hall
📍 Ehime
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Taisan-ji Temple
📍 Ehime
Taisan-ji (太山寺) is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 52 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, and Temple 3 on the Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo. The Hondō is a National Treasure.
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Inuyama Castle
📍 Aichi
Inuyama Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The castle overlooks the Kiso River, which serves as the border between Aichi and Gifu Prefectures. The tenshu of Inuyama Castle, one of only 12 pre-modern tenshu remaining in existence, has been determined to be one of the oldest remaining tenshu, although Maruoka Castle also makes this claim. The castle has been a National Historic Site since 2018.
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Inuyama Castle Keep Tower
📍 Aichi
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Konren-ji Mida-do Hall
📍 Aichi
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Konren-ji Temple
📍 Aichi
Konrenji is a Soto Zen temple located in Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture. Its mountain name is Seiryu-zan, and its principal image is Fudo Myoo. The Mida-do hall is a National Treasure.
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Akasaka Palace
📍 Tokyo
Akasaka Palace is a state guest house of the government of Japan. Other state guesthouses of the government include the Kyoto State Guest House.
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Shōfuku-ji Jizō Hall
📍 Tokyo
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Shōfuku-ji Temple
📍 Tokyo
Shōfuku-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan. Its early 15th century Jizō hall is a registered National Treasure of Japan. It is considered to be the oldest intact building in Tokyo Prefecture and a unique example of Kamakura period architecture.
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Banna-ji Temple
📍 Tochigi
Banna-ji (鑁阿寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon tradition in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, in northern Kantō region of Japan. The honzon of the temple is a statue of Dainichi Nyōrai, leading to the temple's nickname of Dainichisama. The temple is built on the ruins of the ancestral fortified residence of the Ashikaga clan who ruled Japan during the Muromachi shogunate, and its grounds are a National Historic Site
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Higashi Kairō
📍 Tochigi
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Honden, Ishinoma and Haiden
📍 Tochigi
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Nikkō Tōshō-gū
📍 Tochigi
Nikkō Tōshō-gū (日光東照宮) is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
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Nishi Kairō
📍 Tochigi
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Rinno-ji Taiyuin Mausoleum Main Hall, Ai-no-ma, and Haiden
📍 Tochigi
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Rinnō-ji Temple
📍 Tochigi
Rinnō-ji (輪王寺) is a Tendai Buddhist temple in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
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Taiyū-in Mausoleum
📍 Tochigi
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main hall of Banna-ji
📍 Tochigi
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Shuri Castle
📍 Okinawa
Shuri Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in the historic Shuri district of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Between 1429 and 1879, it was the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, before becoming largely neglected. In 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa, it was almost completely destroyed. The site of Shuri Castle has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1972.
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Tamaudun
📍 Okinawa
Tamaudun (玉陵) is one of the three royal mausoleums of the Second Shō Dynasty of kings of the Ryukyu Kingdom, along with Urasoe yōdore at Urasoe Castle and Izena Tamaudun near Izena Castle in Izena, Okinawa. The mausoleum is located in Shuri, Okinawa, and was built in 1501 by King Shō Shin, the third king, to bury his father, King Shō En a short distance from Shuri Castle. The Tamaudun complex was designated a National Historic Site in 1972. It was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on December 2, 2000, as a part of the site group Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu and a National Treasure in 2018.
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Choju-ji Main Hall
📍 Shiga
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Chōju-ji Temple
📍 Shiga
Chōjū-ji (長寿寺) is a Buddhist temple in the city of Konan, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai school of Japanese Buddhism. Its main image is a hibutsu statue of Jizō Bosatsu. Its Hondō is a National Treasure.: It is also referred to as Higashi-dera (東寺), whereas the temple of Jōraku-ji (長寿寺) is referred to as Nishi-dera (西寺).
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Enryaku-ji Temple
📍 Shiga
Enryaku-ji is a Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei in Ōtsu, overlooking Kyoto. It was first founded in 788 during the early Heian period (794–1185) by Saichō (767–822), also known as Dengyō Daishi, who introduced the Tendai sect of Mahayana Buddhism to Japan from China. The temple complex has undergone several reconstruction efforts since then, with the most significant taking place in 1642 under Tokugawa Iemitsu. Enryaku-ji is the headquarters of the Tendai sect and one of the most significant monasteries in Japanese history. As such, it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ". The founders of Jōdo-shū, Jōdo Shinshū, Sōtō Zen, and Nichiren Buddhism all spent time at the monastery. Enryaku-ji is also the center for the practice of kaihōgyō.
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Golden Hall, Mii-dera
📍 Shiga
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Hikone Castle
📍 Shiga
Hikone Castle is an Edo-period Japanese castle located in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is considered the most significant historical site in Shiga. The site has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1951. Hikone is one of only twelve castles in Japan with its original tenshu, and one of only five castles with buildings listed as National Treasures.
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Hikone Castle Keep Tower
📍 Shiga
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Hiyoshi Taisha
📍 Shiga
Hiyoshi Taisha (日吉大社) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture Japan. This shrine is one of the Twenty-Two Shrines. Known before World War II as Hiei Taisha (日枝大社) or Hie jinja, "Hiyoshi" is now the preferred spelling. It was also known as the Sanno Gongen (山王権現). The head shrine in Ōtsu heads the seventh largest shrine network in Japan, with approximately 3800 Hiyoshi, Hie, and Sannō shrines nationwide. Torii of this shrine have a distinctive configuration, known as the "Sannō torii", with a triangle-shaped element above the main crossbeam. The 400,000 square meter precincts centered is designated as a National Historic Site, and the east and west main shrine buildings, the Nishi Hongū (西本宮) and Higashi Hongū (東本宮) are designated as National Treasures, and many of the structures in the precincts are designated as National Important Cultural Properties.
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Hōgon-ji Temple
📍 Shiga
Hōgon-ji (宝厳寺) is a Buddhist temple located on Chikubushima in the city of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Buzan-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Benzaiten. The temple's full name is Iwakin-san Hōgon-ji, but it is popularly known as the "Chikubushima Kannon". The temple is the 30th stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route.
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Ishiyama-dera Temple
📍 Shiga
Ishiyama-dera (石山寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Ishiyamadera neighborhood of the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shu Tōji-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu image of Nyōirin Kannon. The temple's full name is Ishiko-san Ishiyama-dera .The temple is the 13th stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route.
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Jōraku-ji Temple
📍 Shiga
Jōraku-ji (常楽寺) is a Buddhist temple in the city of Konan, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai school of Japanese Buddhism. Its main image is a hibutsu statue of Senjū Kannon. Its Hondō and Three-story Pagoda are both National Treasures.: It is also referred to as Nishi-dera (西寺), whereas the temple of Chōjū-ji (長寿寺) is referred to as Higashi-dera (東寺).
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Kangaku-in Kyakuden
📍 Shiga
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Kongōrin-ji Main Hall
📍 Shiga
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Kongōrin-ji Temple
📍 Shiga
Kongōrin-ji (金剛輪寺), also known as Matsuo-dera (松尾寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect located in the town of Aishō, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The honzon of the temple is Kannon Bosatsu. The temple was founded in the early Heian period and together with Saimyō-ji in Kōra and Hyakusai-ji in Higashiōmi the temple forms a group of three temples known as Kotō-sanzan . The complex includes a Main Hall that is designated as National Treasures, which contains many statues from the Heian period onwards which are Important Cultural Properties and a garden designated as National Place of Scenic Beauty.
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Konpon Chūdō
📍 Shiga
The Konpon Chudo of Enryaku-ji is the main hall of the Enryaku-ji temple on Mount Hiei.
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Kōjō-in Kyakuden
📍 Shiga
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Main Hall, Ishiyamadera
📍 Shiga
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Main Hall, Jorakuji
📍 Shiga
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Main Hall, Saimyoji
📍 Shiga
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Main Shrine, Higashi-hongū, Hiyoshi Taisha
📍 Shiga
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Main Shrine, Nishi-hongū, Hiyoshi Taisha
📍 Shiga
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Main Shrine, Tsukubusuma-jinja
📍 Shiga
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Mii-dera Temple
📍 Shiga
Nagara-san Onjo-ji , also known as just Onjo-ji, or Mii-dera (三井寺), is a Buddhist temple in Japan located at the foot of Mount Hiei, in the city of Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture. It is a short distance from both Kyoto, and Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake. The head temple of the Jimon sect of Tendai, it is a sister temple to Enryaku-ji, at the top of the mountain, and is one of the four largest temples in Japan. Altogether, there are 40 named buildings in the Mii-dera complex.
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Mikami Shrine
📍 Shiga
Mikami Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The kami worshipped at this shrine is Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto, Amaterasu's grandson, who in legend, descended onto 432-meter Mount Mikami during the reign of Emperor Kōrei to become the shintai of the mountain.
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Mikami Shrine Honden
📍 Shiga
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Namura Shrine
📍 Shiga
Namura Shrine (苗村神社) is a Shinto shrine located in the town of Ryūō, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The shrine has many structures from the Muromachi period or older which are designated either National Treasures (NT) or Important Cultural Properties (ICP). Although the shrine holds annual festivals, the shrine's main festival is held only once every 33 years.
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Nishi Honden, Namura Shrine
📍 Shiga
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Saimyō-ji Temple
📍 Shiga
Saimyō-ji (西明寺), also known as Kotō-sanzan Saimyōji (湖東三山西明寺) or as Ryūōzan Saimyōji (龍應山西明寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect located in the town of Kōra, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The honzon of the temple is Yakushi Nyōrai, the Buddha of healing. The temple was founded in the early Heian period and together with Kongōrin-ji in Aishō and Hyakusai-ji in Higashiōmi the temple forms a group of three temples known as Kotō-sanzan . The complex includes several National Treasures and a garden designated as National Place of Scenic Beauty.
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Shinra Zenjin Hall, Mii-dera
📍 Shiga
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Tahōtō, Ishiyamadera
📍 Shiga
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Three-storied Pagoda, Jorakuji
📍 Shiga
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Three-storied Pagoda, Saimyoji
📍 Shiga
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Tsukeyagura and Tamon'yagura
📍 Shiga
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Tsukubusuma Shrine
📍 Shiga
Tsukubusuma Shrine is a Shinto shrine on Chikubu Island in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Its main hall is a National Treasure of Japan. The shrine's main festival is held annually on June 15. It is also called Chikubushima Shrine.
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Zensui-ji Main Hall
📍 Shiga
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Zensui-ji Temple
📍 Shiga
Zensui-ji (善水寺) is a Buddhist temple in the Iwane neighborhood of the city of Konan, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai school of Japanese Buddhism. Its main image is a hibutsu statue of Yakushi Nyōrai, which was carved in 993. Its Hondō is a National Treasure.
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Ōsasahara Shrine
📍 Shiga
Ōsasahara Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The kami worshipped at this shrine are Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kushinadahime.
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Ōsasahara Shrine Honden
📍 Shiga
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Aoi Aso Shrine
📍 Kumamoto
Aoi Aso Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is colloquially known as Aoi-san (青井さん). It was originally established as a prefectural shrine, but is currently designated as a national shrine . Five of the structures within the shrine are listed as National Treasures of Japan.
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Aoi Aso Shrine Corridor
📍 Kumamoto
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Aoi Aso Shrine Heiden (Offering Hall)
📍 Kumamoto
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Aoi Aso Shrine Honden
📍 Kumamoto
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Aoi Aso Shrine Worship Hall
📍 Kumamoto
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Tsūjun Bridge
📍 Kumamoto
Tsūjun Bridge is an aqueduct in Yamato, Kumamoto, Japan. It is an arch bridge completed in 1854 and is 84.0m long. The arch spans 27.3m. It is the largest stone aqueduct in Japan.
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Engaku-ji Shariden
📍 Kanagawa
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Engaku-ji Temple
📍 Kanagawa
Zuirokusan Engaku Kōshō Zenji (瑞鹿山円覚興聖禅寺), or Engaku-ji (円覚寺), is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. It is situated in the city of Kamakura, in Kanagawa Prefecture to the south of Tokyo.
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Kōtoku-in Temple
📍 Kanagawa
Kōtoku-in (高徳院) is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its mountain name is Daii-zan (大異山), and its common temple name is Shōjōsen-ji (清浄泉寺).
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Main Hall, Myōtsūji
📍 Fukui
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Myōtsū-ji Temple
📍 Fukui
Myōtsū-ji (明通寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Omuro-branch of the Shingon sect and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. Its sangō Its full name is 棡寺 明通寺.
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Three-storied Pagoda, Myōtsū-ji
📍 Fukui
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Shiramizu Amida-dō
📍 Fukushima
Shiramizu Amida-dō (白水阿弥陀堂), is a chapel located within the Buddhist temple of Ganjō-ji (願成寺) in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The Amida-dō is a National Treasure and the temple, with its paradise garden, has been designated an National Historic Site.
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East Cocoon Warehouse
📍 Gunma
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Silk-Reeling Plant
📍 Gunma
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Tomioka Silk Mill
📍 Gunma
Tomioka Silk Mill is Japan's oldest modern model silk reeling factory, established in 1872 by the government to introduce modern machine silk reeling from France and spread its technology in Japan. The factory is designated by the government as a National Historic Site and all its buildings are preserved in very good condition. It is located in the city of Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, about 100 km northwest of Tokyo. It is also featured as the 'ni' card in Jomo Karuta playing cards.
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West Cocoon Warehouse
📍 Gunma
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Daiyūhōden, Sofukuji
📍 Nagasaki
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Sōfuku-ji Temple
📍 Nagasaki
Sōfuku-ji (崇福寺) is an Ōbaku Zen temple that was built by the Chinese monk Chaoran (Chozen) in 1629 as the family temple of the Chinese from Fuzhou, Fujian Province who settled in Nagasaki.
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Ōura Church
📍 Nagasaki
The Oura Church or Oura Cathedral, officially the Basilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan (日本二十六聖殉教者聖堂), is a Catholic minor basilica and co-cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan, built soon after the end of the Japanese government's Seclusion Policy in 1853. It is named after the 26 Japanese Martyrs. For many years it was the only Western-style building declared a national treasure, and is said to be the oldest Christian church in Japan.
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Anraku-ji Temple
📍 Nagano
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. Anraku-ji is best known for having the only extant octagonal pagoda in Japan.
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Dai-tenshu
📍 Nagano
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Daiho-ji Three-Storied Pagoda
📍 Nagano
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Daihō-ji Temple
📍 Nagano
Daiho-ji is a Tendai sect temple located in Aoki Village, Chiisagata District, Nagano Prefecture. Its mountain name is Ichijo-san. It is said to have been founded by Jo-e, the son of Fujiwara no Kamatari. Its principal image is Shaka Nyorai. It is known for its three-story pagoda, which is a national treasure.
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Former Kaichi School
📍 Nagano
The Kaichi School in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture was one of the first schools in Japan. It opened in a temporary building in May 1873, the year after the first major education reforms were introduced by the new Ministry of Education. The school moved to new premises in April 1876. This western-style building, fused with Japanese elements, was designated an Important Cultural Property in 1961. Relocated two years later during work on the nearby Metoba River, in 1965 the old school building was turned into an education museum.
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Former Kaichi School Building
📍 Nagano
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Inui Kotenshu
📍 Nagano
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Main Hall, Zenkoji
📍 Nagano
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Matsumoto Castle
📍 Nagano
Matsumoto Castle , originally known as Fukashi Castle, is a castle in city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. It is one of Japan's premier historic castles, along with Himeji and Kumamoto. It was the seat of Matsumoto Domain under the Edo Period Tokugawa shogunate.
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Nishina Shinmei Shrine
📍 Nagano
Nishina Shinmei Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Ōmachi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is the oldest extant example of shinmei-zukuri, one of three architectural styles which were conceived before the arrival of Buddhism in Japan. It predates in fact the more famous Ise Shrine, which shares the style and has been since antiquity rebuilt every twenty years. It was ranked as a Prefectural Shrine under the Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines.
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Nishina Shinmei-gu Main Hall
📍 Nagano
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Octagonal Three-storied Pagoda, Anraku-ji Temple
📍 Nagano
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Tatsumi Tsukeyagura
📍 Nagano
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Tsukimi Yagura
📍 Nagano
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Watariyagura
📍 Nagano
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Zenkō-ji Temple
📍 Nagano
Zenkō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nagano, Japan. The temple was built in the 7th century. It is one of the few remaining pilgrimage sites in Japan. The modern city of Nagano began as a town built around the temple.
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Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha
📍 Shizuoka
The Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha (富士山本宮浅間大社) is a Shintō shrine in the city of Fujinomiya in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Suruga Province, and is the head shrine of the approximately 1300 Asama or Sengen shrines in the country. The shrine has an extensive location within downtown Fujinomiya; in addition, the entire top of Mount Fuji from the 8th stage upwards is considered to be part of the shrine grounds.
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Kunōzan Tōshō-gū
📍 Shizuoka
The Kunōzan Tōshō-gū (久能山東照宮) is a Shintō shrine in Suruga-ku in the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the original burial place of the first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and is thus the oldest of the Tōshō-gū shrines in the country. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 17, although its spring festival on February 17–18 is a larger event.
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Main Shrine, Ishinoma and Haiden, Kunōzan Tōshō-gū
📍 Shizuoka
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Kandani Shrine
📍 Kagawa
Kandani Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the kami Kagu-tsuchi (火結命), Okitsuhiko no mikoto (奥津彦命), and Okitsuhime no mikoto (奥津姫命). According to legend, this shrine was established in 812. The shrine's main hall has been designated a Japanese National Treasure.
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Main Hall, Motoyamaji
📍 Kagawa
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Main Shrine, Kandani-jinja
📍 Kagawa
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Motoyama-ji Temple
📍 Kagawa
The Shippōzan Motoyama-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan sect in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was established by Emperor Heizei's order in 807. Hayagriva is the principal image. The temple has undergone several reconstruction efforts since its founding, including the rebuilding of its Main Hall in 1300.
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Buraku-ji Temple
📍 Kōchi
Buraku-ji is a Shingon-shu Chisan-ha Buddhist temple located in Otoyo Town, Nagaoka District, Kochi Prefecture. Its mountain name is Ota-san, and it is formally known as Otasan Daigan-in Buraku-ji. The principal image is Yakushi Nyorai. It is also known as Shibaori Yakushi and is counted as one of the three great Yakushi temples in Japan. The Yakushi-do hall is designated as a National Treasure.
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Yakushi hall, Burakuji
📍 Kōchi
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Nageire-dō
📍 Tottori
Nageire-do is a wooden structure located in Misasa Town, Tohaku District, Tottori Prefecture. Serving as the inner sanctum of Sanbutsu-ji Temple, it is a kake-zukuri (clifftop) hall built into a crevice on a sheer cliff halfway up the north side of Mount Mitoku. It is one of the few remaining examples of Esoteric Buddhist architecture from the Heian period.
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Sanbutsu-ji Temple
📍 Tottori
Sanbutsu-ji is a Buddhist temple in the town of Misasa, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The Nageire Hall of Sanbutsu-ji, built in the Heian period is designated a National Treasure of Japan.
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Kirishima Jingū
📍 Kagoshima
Kirishima-Jingū (霧島神宮) is a Shinto shrine located in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.