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Japan's only octagonal three-storey pagoda; what looks like a fourth tier is a skirt roof, and it is among the oldest Zen-style structures here.
About this place
Anraku-ji (安楽寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Sōtō school in Bessho Onsen, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is the oldest Zen temple in Nagano Prefecture. The main hall (hon-dō) has a thatched roof and enshrines an image of Sakyamuni flanked by Manjusri and Samantabhadra as principal object of worship. Anraku-ji is best known for having the only extant octagonal pagoda in Japan.
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Founded / opened：1290s Highlights / collection：National Treasure octagonal three-storey pagoda, Zen style Genre：Architecture
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