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Sazaedo

Fukushima · Aizuwakamatsu · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 旧正宗寺円通三匝堂(さざえ堂)

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WHAT TO DOSazaedo

A double helix in which the way up and the way down never meet. A practical idea, that worshippers should not have to pass one another, produced a wooden building that is rare anywhere in the world.

WHEREFukushima

Aizu · Aizuwakamatsu

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A double helix in which the way up and the way down never meet. A practical idea, that worshippers should not have to pass one another, produced a wooden building that is rare anywhere in the world.

Key facts

Founded:1796 Designation:Important Cultural Property Blessings:Warding off evil

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