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A temple keeping the old fusion of Shinto and Buddhism, and still sending the water used in Nara's Omizutori rites.
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Wakasa Jinguji is a Tendai temple in Obama, Fukui Prefecture. Its mountain name is Reio-zan, and the principal image is a seated Yakushi Nyorai. It is the temple where the "Omizuokuri" (water-sending ceremony) to Nigatsudo of Todaiji is held. On 24 April 2015 it was certified as a Japan Heritage site as a component of "The Cultural Heritage of Wakasa's Travel Routes Linking the Sea and the Capital: Wakasa, Land of Imperial Food (Miketsukuni), and the Saba Kaido."
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Founded / opened：714 Highlights / collection：Important Cultural Property main hall, Omizuokuri ritual Genre：Architecture
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