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It stands in the gorge of the Echi river, and is famous for autumn colour.
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Eigen-ji (永源寺) is a Buddhist temple in the Eigenji-Takano neighborhood of the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of one of the 14 autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen
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Founded：1361 Blessings：Warding off evil
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