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Sazaedo

Fukushima · Aizuwakamatsu · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 会津さざえ堂(円通三匝堂)

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Sazaedo
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WHAT TO DOSazaedo

A double-helix ramp. People going up and coming down never pass each other, in a building rare anywhere in the world.

WHEREFukushima

Aizu · Aizuwakamatsu

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A double-helix ramp. People going up and coming down never pass each other, in a building rare anywhere in the world.

About this place

A sazaedo (sazaedo, also read sazaido) is a Buddhist hall of a distinctive architectural style seen from the Tohoku to the Kanto region in the late Edo period. The interior is a spiral corridor, with the 33 Kannon, 100 Kannon and others arranged along the route, so that simply walking through the hall completes a pilgrimage.

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Key facts

Founded:1796 Designation:Important Cultural Property Blessings:Rebirth

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