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To-ji (Kyoogokoku-ji)
Kyoto, Kyoto
Entrusted by Emperor Saga to the monk Kukai, To-ji is the head training temple of Shingon Buddhism. Its five-story pagoda, about 55 m tall and said to be Japan's tallest wooden tower, rises just south of Kyoto Station, and the grounds hold National Treasure halls such as the Momoyama-period Kondo and the Muromachi-period Daishi-do.
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Myoho-in and Sanjusangen-do
Kyoto, Kyoto
Sanjusangen-do's slender main hall, about 120 m long, holds 1,001 standing statues of the thousand-armed Kannon ranked on tiered platforms; the hall itself was rebuilt in 1266 and is a Kamakura-period National Treasure. Myoho-in, the temple that owns it, also has a National Treasure kitchen hall from the Momoyama period.
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Isonokami Jingu
Tenri, Nara
At Isonokami Jingu you can see two National Treasures: the Worship Hall (Haiden), said to be the oldest surviving worship hall in Japan, and the Worship Hall of the subsidiary Izumotakeo Shrine, moved here from Uchiyama Eikyu-ji. The stone fence around the forbidden ground behind the hall and the chickens roaming the grounds are also worth seeing.
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Kofuku-ji
Nara, Nara
Once the temple of the Fujiwara clan, Kofuku-ji has halls and pagodas scattered through Nara Park. The five-story pagoda and Eastern Golden Hall, both rebuilt in the Muromachi period, stand side by side, and the octagonal Hokuendo, whose statues Unkei worked on, and an early-Kamakura three-story pagoda are also National Treasures.
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Kongobu-ji
Koya, Wakayama
The National Treasure Fudo-do Hall stands in the Danjo Garan, the sacred core of Koyasan, the mountain opened by Kobo Daishi. You can see this Late Kamakura hall, whose four corners each differ in form, together with the Konpon Daito pagoda and the approach to Okunoin.
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Itsukushima Shrine
Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima
Itsukushima Shrine's vermilion halls and corridors stand over the sea, shaped by Taira no Kiyomori in the style of Heian aristocratic mansions. Six structures, including the main shrine, the Marodo Shrine and the east and west corridors, are National Treasures, and the view changes with the tide.
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Banna-ji
Ashikaga, Tochigi
Banna-ji is a temple in Ashikaga, Tochigi. Its Main Hall is a designated National Treasure (Late Kamakura period, 1299).
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Myotsu-ji
Obama, Fukui
Myotsu-ji is a temple in Obama, Fukui. Its Main Hall and Three-Story Pagoda are designated National Treasures (Early Kamakura period, 1258–1270).
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Daizen-ji
Koshu, Yamanashi
Daizen-ji is a temple in Koshu, Yamanashi. Its Main Hall is a designated National Treasure (Late Kamakura period, 1286).
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Anraku-ji
Ueda, Nagano
Anraku-ji is a temple in Ueda, Nagano. Its Octagonal Three-Story Pagoda is a designated National Treasure (Late Kamakura period).
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Kinren-ji
Nishio, Aichi
Kinren-ji is a temple in Nishio, Aichi. Its Amidado (Amida Hall) is a designated National Treasure (Late Kamakura period).
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Choju-ji
Konan, Shiga
Choju-ji is a temple in Konan, Shiga. Its Main Hall is a designated National Treasure (Early Kamakura period).
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Saimyo-ji
Koura, Shiga
Saimyo-ji is a temple in Koura, Shiga. Its Main Hall and Three-Story Pagoda are designated National Treasures (Early Kamakura period–Late Kamakura period).
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Namura Shrine
Ryuo, Shiga
Namura Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Ryuo, Shiga. Its West Main Sanctuary is a designated National Treasure (Late Kamakura period, 1308).
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Mikami Shrine
Yasu, Shiga
Mikami Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Yasu, Shiga. Its Main Sanctuary is a designated National Treasure (Late Kamakura period).
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Daihoon-ji (Senbon Shakado)
Kyoto, Kyoto
Daihoon-ji (Senbon Shakado) is a temple in Kyoto, Kyoto. Its Daihoon-ji Main Hall (Senbon Shakado) is a designated National Treasure (Early Kamakura period, 1227).
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Hokai-ji
Kyoto, Kyoto
Hokai-ji is a temple in Kyoto, Kyoto. Its Amida Hall is a designated National Treasure (Early Kamakura period).
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Koryu-ji
Kyoto, Kyoto
Koryu-ji is a temple in Kyoto, Kyoto. Its Keigu-in Main Hall is a designated National Treasure (Early Kamakura period).
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Kozan-ji
Kyoto, Kyoto
Kozan-ji is a temple in Kyoto, Kyoto. Its Sekisui-in (Goshodo) is a designated National Treasure (Early Kamakura period).
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Kaijusen-ji
Kizugawa, Kyoto
Kaijusen-ji is a temple in Kizugawa, Kyoto. Its Five-Story Pagoda is a designated National Treasure (Early Kamakura period, 1214).
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Sakurai Shrine
Sakai, Osaka
Sakurai Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Sakai, Osaka. Its Worship Hall (Haiden) is a designated National Treasure (Late Kamakura period).
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Jigen-in
Izumisano, Osaka
Jigen-in is a temple in Izumisano, Osaka. Its Tahoto Pagoda is a designated National Treasure (Early Kamakura period, 1271).
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Koon-ji
Kaizuka, Osaka
Koon-ji is a temple in Kaizuka, Osaka. Its Kannon-do Hall is a designated National Treasure (Late Kamakura period).
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Jodo-ji
Ono, Hyogo
Jodo-ji is a temple in Ono, Hyogo. Its Jodo-do Hall (Amida-do) is a designated National Treasure (Early Kamakura period, 1192).
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