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Anrakuji（安楽寺八角三重塔）

あんらくじはっかくさんじゅうのとう Anrakuji Octagonal Pagoda

Anrakuji（安楽寺八角三重塔）

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Japan's only octagonal three-storey pagoda; what looks like a fourth tier is a skirt roof, and it is among the oldest Zen-style structures here.

Type	Architecture
Genre	Architecture
City / town	Ueda
Area in the prefecture	Toshin

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Where is Anrakuji Octagonal Pagoda?: It is in Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is an architecture.
What can I see at Anrakuji Octagonal Pagoda?: Japan's only octagonal three-storey pagoda; what looks like a fourth tier is a skirt roof, and it is among the oldest Zen-style structures here. The focus is architecture.
When was Anrakuji Octagonal Pagoda established?: It dates from the 1290s.

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