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Said to be the first temple Kukai founded in Japan; its 10.8-metre wooden Buddha took four years to carve in the 1990s.
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Tōchō-ji (東長寺) is a Shingon temple in Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Nangakuzan (南岳山). It was founded by Kūkai in 806, making it the oldest Shingon temple on the island of Kyushu.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：806 Highlights / collection：Fukuoka Daibutsu, one of Japan's largest seated wooden statues, Five-storey pagoda Genre：Sculpture, Architecture
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