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Hase-hon-ji Temple

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長谷本寺

Yamato-Takada's oldest temple, founded in 710, houses Edo-period statues and a notable Kannon.

Hase-hon-ji Temple
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What it is

  • Oldest temple in Yamato-Takada City.
  • Founded in 710 by monk Daimansho-nin.
  • Mountain name is Myōon-zan.
  • Main image is an Eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva.

What to see

  • Dozens of Buddhist statues from the Edo period.
  • Main hall, rebuilt in 1669.
  • Wooden Eleven-faced Kannon statue.
  • Wooden Tobatsu Bishamonten statue.
  • Bell tower, rebuilt in 1978.

Getting there

  • From Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line Takada-shi Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

奈良県大和高田市南本町7-17 Open in Google Maps

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