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Manshu-in, a tasteful temple with a beautiful garden
Manshu-in is a Tendai Buddhist temple on the northeastern outskirts of Kyoto.Founded in around 8th century on Mount Hiei by Tendai sect founder Saicho, Manshu-in is one of the five monzeki…
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Bishamon-do, a tasteful temple where monks from no…
Bishamon-do is a Tendai Buddhist temple which is said to be founded in 703 as Iz…
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Chion-in, the tutelary temple of the Tokugawa Shou…
Chion-in, located in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, is the head temple of th…
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Daikaku-ji, a temple whose precincts retain the be…
Daikaku-ji, located in the Saga area close to Arashiyama, is the head temple of …
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Sanzen-in, a gem in the countryside of Kyoto
Sanzen-in is a celebrated Tendai Buddhist temple located in Ohara, a northern su…
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Mibu-dera, a temple whose grounds were used as a t…
Mibu-dera is a Ritsu Buddhist temple founded in 991 by a monk called Kaiken to h…
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Zuigan-ji, a tutelary temple of the Date clan loca…
Zuigan-ji is a Rinzai Zen temple in Matsushima, a costal town in Miyagi Prefectu…
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Myogon-ji, a Buddhist temple which resembles a Shi…
Myogon-ji, commonly known as Toyokawa Inari, is a Soto Zen temple founded in 144…
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Horyu-ji, the oldest extant wooden buildings in th…
Horyu-ji, sometimes called Ikaruga-dera, is the head temple of Shotoku Sect. It …
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Kiyomizu-dera, one of the most celebrated temples …
Kiyomizu-dera is a renowned Buddhist temple in Japan. It was founded in 778 and …