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Ninna-ji

Address: Ukyo-ku, Kyoto

Category: Religious Sites
Location: Ukyo-ku

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The original temple was once the palace of Emperor Omuro, who started construction in 896. Nothing of that structure remains; the complex of buildings that stands today was rebuilt in the 17th century, though the shinden style recalls the Heian-era villas of the 11th century with its bisymmetrical layout of a main hall, or shinden, where the priest would live, flanked by buildings connected with roofed passageways. There's an attractive five-story pagoda (1637), and the Hon-do (Main Hall), which was moved from the Imperial Palace, is also worth noting. The temple's focus of worship is the Amida Buddha. Take either Bus 26 or 59 to the Omuro-ninna-ji stop.

Cost: ¥500
Open: Daily 9-4:30

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