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Todaiji Temple Nigatsudo
A hall of Todaiji. Its Shunie rite in the second lunar month is known as Omizutori, the drawing of water.
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Gansenji Temple
A temple known for its three-storey pagoda and stone Buddhas. It stands in Kizugawa, Kyoto, though listed under Nara.
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Suzakumon Gate
A reconstruction of the main gate of the Heijo Palace. From here Suzaku Avenue, 74 metres wide, ran south.
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Fukuin Temple
A Shingon Ritsu temple in Nara, backed by Mount Kasuga, with Fukukensaku Kannon as its principal image.
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Gokoin Temple
A branch temple of Todaiji, enshrining a seated Gokosiyui Amida said to have come from Song China.
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Mount Shigi Chogosonshiji Temple
A temple said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku in 587, partway up Mount Shigi, known for its papier-mache tigers.
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Taimadera Temple Nakanobo
A sub-temple of Taimadera, said to have begun as a training hall opened by En no Gyoja.
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Hozanji Temple
A temple partway up Mount Ikoma, founded in 1678 by Tankai, revered as a god of commerce.
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Katsuragi Plateau
Uplands near the summit of 960-metre Mount Katsuragi, where azaleas turn the slope red in early summer.
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Koriyama Castle Ruins
The site of a castle built by Junkei Tsutsui and made his base by Toyotomi Hidenaga, known for its cherry blossom.
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Matsuoji Temple
A temple said to have been built in 718 by Prince Toneri, known as a temple of protection against misfortune.
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Ikoma Sanjo Amusement Park
An amusement park on the summit of 642-metre Mount Ikoma, opened in 1929.
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Katsuragi Niimasu Hitokotonushi Shrine
A shrine to the Hitokotonushi deity of Katsuragi, whose meeting with Emperor Yuryaku is recorded in the Nihon Shoki.
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Jikoin Temple
A temple built in 1663 by Sadamasa Katagiri for his father's repose, with its study and garden remaining.
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Horinji Temple
A temple said to have been built in 622 by Prince Yamashiro no Oe in prayer for his father's recovery, with a three-storey pagoda.
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Umami Kyuryo Park
A prefectural park across Koryo and Kawai, with burial mounds and flower beds.
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Taimadera Temple Okunoin
A sub-temple of Taimadera, built as the inner temple of Chion-in of the Jodo sect.
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Tatsuta River
A river from Ikoma to Ikaruga, written of in classical poetry as a place for autumn colour.
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Taketori Park
A park in Koryo with reconstructed pit dwellings and raised-floor storehouses.
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Mount Nijo
A mountain with two peaks. On the male peak stands a mound held to be the grave of Prince Otsu.
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Kichidenji Temple
A temple in Ikaruga, enshrining an Amida said to have been carved by Genshin from a great chestnut tree.
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Sekkoji Temple
A temple founded at the command of Emperor Tenji. A legend of Princess Chujo attaches to it, and it is known for winter peonies.
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Yatadera Temple
A temple in Yamatokoriyama, known for its hydrangeas in June and familiar as a temple of Jizo.