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Hall of a Thousand Mats/ Senjokaku Description
The Hall of a Thousand Mats (Senjokaku) actually has only some 450 tatami mats. The hall was built in 1587 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and since 1872, as the Hokoku Shrine, has been dedicated to his memory. It is said to have been constructed from the timber of a single camphor tree.

Senjokaku is the popular name for the main hall of the Hokoku Shrine with its library of Buddhist sutras. The five-story pagoda is said to have been built in 1407.
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