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Chugu-ji

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Chugu-ji was originally the home of Prince Shotoku's mother in the 6th century and is now a Buddhist nunnery. This temple houses an amazing wooden statue of the Miroku Bodhisattva, the Buddha of the Future. His gentle countenance has been a famous image of hope since it was carved, sometime in the Asuka period (552-645). Chugu-ji is a few minutes' walk north of the Yumedono.

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  • Address: 1-1-2 Ikaruga-cho, Horyu-j Kita, Ikoma-gun, Nara-kenWestern Nara, Nara, 636-0111 | Map It
  • Phone: 0745/75-2106
  • Cost: ¥500
  • Hours: Daily 9--4
  • Location: Western Nara
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