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Gansenji to Tono no sekibutsu（岩船寺と当尾の石仏）

いわふねでらととうののせきぶつ Iwafunedera and the Stone Buddhas of Tono

Gansenji to Tono no sekibutsu（岩船寺と当尾の石仏）

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Kamakura-period Buddhas carved into roadside rock; the walk from temple to temple is itself the gallery.

Genre	Sculpture / Architecture
City / town	Kizugawa
Area in the prefecture	Yamashiro

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Where is Iwafunedera and the Stone Buddhas of Tono?: It is in Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is a sculpture park.
What can I see at Iwafunedera and the Stone Buddhas of Tono?: Kamakura-period Buddhas carved into roadside rock; the walk from temple to temple is itself the gallery. The focus is sculpture, architecture.
When was Iwafunedera and the Stone Buddhas of Tono established?: It dates from 729.

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