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A temple in Oga, which sets aside time to sit and look at the garden.
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Dairyuji is a Soto-sect temple in Oga, Akita Prefecture. Its mountain name is Kaizosan. Its principal image is Shaka Nyorai. Beginning with the legend of the dragon god's beautiful woman, and with a tahoto pagoda that doubles as a bell tower, unique in Japan, it is a temple visited by many literati. Its grounds of 12,000 tsubo hold a vast Pure Land-style garden. It is Temple 46 of the Akita Shin-Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage. It dates back to the Eiroku era (1558 - 1570).
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