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Overview
Its main hall is a National Treasure. The residence of the Ashikaga family became a temple as it stood, ringed on all four sides by moat and earthwork. The Ashikaga School next door is held to be the oldest school in Japan.
About this place
Banna-ji (鑁阿寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon tradition in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, in northern Kantō region of Japan. The honzon of the temple is a statue of Dainichi Nyōrai, leading to the temple's nickname of Dainichisama. The temple is built on the ruins of the ancestral fortified residence of the Ashikaga clan who ruled Japan during the Muromachi shogunate, and its grounds are a National Historic Site
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded：1196 Designation：National Treasure, Historic Site Blessings：Learning, Warding off evil
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