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Saikō-ji Temple

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Saikō-ji Temple: a historic Buddhist temple with a unique pagoda and a poet's museum.

Saikō-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Buddhist temple in Kagawa Prefecture.
  • The 58th temple of the Shodoshima Pilgrimage.

What to see

  • Main hall built in 1933, in Momoyama style.
  • Three-storied pagoda, Seigan no Tō, built in 1975.
  • Pagoda enshrines Dainichi Nyorai.
  • Ozaki Hōsai Memorial Museum is on the grounds.
  • An old ginkgo tree, over 250 years old.

When to go

  • Temple holds the Daishi-ichi festival.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

香川県小豆郡土庄町本町銀杏通 Open in Google Maps

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