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Public offered rare look at Kyoto cultural properties in fall
Rokuonji temple and Toji temple’s Gojunoto pagoda, both World Heritage sites, from Nov. 1 to 12; Reizeike, the former residence of the Reizei family, from Nov. 2 to 5; Yasakajinja shrine from ...
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Nara’s famed pagoda to vanish behind shroud for renovation
The pagoda is about 50 meters tall, making it the second-tallest wooden pagoda in Japan after the one at Toji temple in Kyoto. It was originally built in 730 by order of Empress Komyo, and has ...