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A kakezukuri hall fitted into a rock cave. One of the three great nageiredo of Japan.
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Fudoin Iwayado is a Shugendo temple building in Wakasa, Yazu District, Tottori. It is an Important Cultural Property of Japan. Located along the Yoshikawa River, a tributary of the Hattou River, it is a temple building set into a natural rock cave about 13 m high, about 7 m wide and about 10 m deep. The building is about 10 m high, with 3 bays (5.0 m) along the ridge and 3 bays (5.0 m) in the beam direction, single-storied. The front is in irimoya-zukuri (hip-and-gable) style and the rear in kirizuma-zukuri (gabled) style, roofed with tochibuki (horse chestnut shingles).
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Founded：Late Heian period Designation：Important Cultural Property Blessings：Warding off evil
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