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A temple in Ujitawara, with 160 paintings on the guest hall ceiling and a famous heart-shaped window.
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A temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect in Ujitawara, Kyoto. Founded about 800 years ago, it is said to have been built as a subtemple of Iioyama Iogyoji. The guest hall, Sokuten no Ma, has a heart-shaped boar's-eye window, and in summer 2,000 wind chimes are hung in the grounds for the Wind Chime Festival from July to September.
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