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Nanmyo-ji Temple

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Nanmyo-ji Temple is a historic Shingon temple with important Buddhist statues and architecture.

Nanmyo-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Shingon-Omuro sect temple.
  • Its mountain name is Io-zan.
  • Located along the Yagyu Kaido road.

What to see

  • Main hall from the mid-Kamakura period.
  • Main hall has a hip-and-gable roof.
  • Wooden seated Yakushi Nyorai statue.
  • Wooden seated Shaka Nyorai statue.
  • Wooden seated Amida Nyorai statue.
  • Statues are from the mid-Heian period.

Getting there

  • Nara Kotsu Bus to Sakahara bus stop.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

奈良県奈良市阪原町1005 Open in Google Maps

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