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Kodaiji

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Japanese name: 高台寺

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Built by Kita-no-Mandokoro, wife of Hideyoshi. Its mausoleum in maki-e lacquer survives.

WHEREKyoto

Kyoto City · Kyoto

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Built by Kita-no-Mandokoro, wife of Hideyoshi. Its mausoleum in maki-e lacquer survives.

About this place

Kōdai-ji (高台寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Shimogawara neighborhood of Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kenninji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. Its sangō prefix is Jubuzan (鷲峰山), and its Main image is a statue Shaka Nyorai. Its precincts were designated a National Historic Site in 1966. The gardens of Kōdai-ji were designed by Kobori Enshū and are a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty.

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Founded:1606 Designation:Important Cultural Property Blessings:Matchmaking

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