Overview
A hall wedged into a cliff hollow, beside a Buddha's face carved into the rock wall.
About this place
Takkoku-no-Iwaya (達谷窟) is a Tendai sect Buddhist temple in Hiraizumi in southern Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Its main image is a stone image of Bishamon-ten. Its formal name is the Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamon-do (達谷窟毘沙門堂). The grounds have been designated a National Historic Site since 2005
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：801 (traditional) Highlights / collection：Hall built in kakezukuri style set into a rock wall, Great Buddha carved into a rock face Genre：Architecture, Antique art and Buddhist art
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