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Nara - Hokkiji Temple
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The Hokkiji Temple can be reached from Nara by a train from the Kinetsu-Nara Station. This was founded in 638 by a priest named Fukuryo, who thus fulfilled the last wish of Shotoku-taishi (574-622). It is also known as the Okamoto Temple, after the site of Shotoku-taishi's palace where the temple was built. The three-story pagoda, dating from 685, is in the style of the Early Nara period.
Hobbies & Activities category: Buddhist site or artifact collection; Typical of the region
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