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Tanigumisan Kegonji(谷汲山華厳寺)

たにぐみさんけごんじ Kegonji

Tanigumisan Kegonji(谷汲山華厳寺)

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The last of the 33 western pilgrimage temples; its straight cedar avenue was built to feel like an arrival.

TypeArchitecture
GenreArchitecture / Antique art / Buddhist art
City / townIbigawa
Area in the prefectureSeino

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Where is Kegonji?
It is in Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is an architecture.
What can I see at Kegonji?
The last of the 33 western pilgrimage temples; its straight cedar avenue was built to feel like an arrival. The focus is architecture, Buddhist and ancient art.
When was Kegonji established?
It dates from 798.

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