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A two-storey hexagonal hall whose inner tier of six Jizo figures actually rotates.
About this place
Mizusawa-dera (水澤寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Shibukawa in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect and its honzon is a statue of statue of Senjū Kannon Bosatsu (Sahasrabhūja).The temple's full name is Gotokuzan Muryōjū-in Jion-ji (五徳山 無量壽院 水澤寺).The temple is the 16th stop on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage route. The temple is also referred to as the Mizusawa-Kannon (水 澤 観 音).
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1780s Highlights / collection：Rotating hexagonal two-storey pagoda, Six Jizo statues Genre：Architecture, Sculpture
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