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A temple hall in Wakasa, built on a stage inside a natural rock cave; an important cultural property.
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Fudoin Iwayado is a Shugendo temple building in Wakasa, Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture. It is a National Important Cultural Property. Located along the Yoshikawa River, a tributary of the Hattogawa River, it is a temple building built as if fitted into a natural rock cave about 13 meters high, about 7 meters wide and about 10 meters deep; the building is about 10 meters high, 3 bays (5.0 meters) lengthwise and 3 bays (5.0 meters) across, single-storied. The front is hip-and-gable (irimoya) style and the rear gable style, roofed with tochibuki shingles.
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