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Anao-ji Temple

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穴太寺

Anao-ji Temple is a historic pilgrimage site with a beautiful garden and important cultural properties.

Anao-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Tendai sect temple.
  • Founded in 705 by Otomo Komaro.
  • The 21st temple of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage.
  • Main image is Yakushi Nyorai.

What to see

  • Main hall, rebuilt in 1735.
  • Main hall is a Kyoto cultural property.
  • Garden is a Kyoto designated scenic spot.
  • Main gate, rebuilt in 1705.
  • Pagoda, rebuilt in 1804.
  • Shakyamuni Nirvana statue, discovered in 1896.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

京都府亀岡市曽我部町穴太東辻46 Open in Google Maps

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