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WHAT TO DORuriko-ji Five-Story Pagoda (Kozan Park)
A national treasure raised in 1442 in memory of Yoshihiro Ouchi, one of Japan's three finest pagodas. Its cypress-bark roof has just been renewed for the first time in about 70 years.
WHEREYamaguchi
Yamaguchi
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A national treasure raised in 1442 in memory of Yoshihiro Ouchi, one of Japan's three finest pagodas. Its cypress-bark roof has just been renewed for the first time in about 70 years.
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* For the latest information on the Reiwa major renovation, please see the Yamaguchi City tourism information site 'Nishi no Kyo Yamaguchi'.
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