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Kyōmyō-ji Temple

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Kyōmyō-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with a unique black gate, worth visiting for its past.

Kyōmyō-ji Temple
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What it is

  • It is a Tendai sect temple.
  • It was founded between 1615 and 1624.
  • It changed to the Tendai sect in 1698.
  • It was renamed Kyōmyō-ji in 1834.

What to see

  • The main hall tiles bear the Aoi crest.
  • It was allowed a black gate.

Getting there

  • It is a 6-minute walk from Ochiai Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

東京都中野区上高田4-9-3 Open in Google Maps

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