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Nishi Honganji（西本願寺）

にしほんがんじ Nishi Honganji

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The height of Momoyama building; its gate is nicknamed the sunset gate, because one loses the day looking at the carvings.

Type	Architecture
Genre	Architecture / Nihonga painting / Lacquer art
City / town	Kyoto
Area in the prefecture	Kyoto City

FAQ

Where is Nishi Honganji?: It is in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is an architecture.
What can I see at Nishi Honganji?: The height of Momoyama building; its gate is nicknamed the sunset gate, because one loses the day looking at the carvings. The focus is architecture, Nihonga, lacquerware.
When was Nishi Honganji established?: It dates from 1591.

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