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To-ji Temple is renowned for its five-storey pagoda (remodelled in the 17C), which is the tallest in Japan (57m). The birthplace in the 8C of a new Buddhism, that of the Shingon-shu sect, To-ji has much more to offer than the popular postcard image of its pagoda. The main hall (Kondo) houses a triad of the Medicine Buddha Yakushi Nyorai, while the Kodo room is home to a large mandala depicting a Sun Buddha encircled by 21 statues of secondary deities.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide1.15 km - Kyoto
- The Green Guide1.48 km - Karasuma Shichi-jo Agaru, Shimogyo-ku 16-15, Kyoto
- The Green Guide2.32 km - Kyoto
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Where to sleepnearby
- From JP¥4,362KYOSTAY Iroha Toji Main176 m - Minami-ku Tojihigashimonzencho 30-1, Kyoto
- From JP¥2,815Kyostay Iroha Toji Annex193 m - Minami-ku Toji Higashimoncho 11-1, Kyoto
- From JP¥9,600Tsumugi Tojihigashimonmae215 m - Minami-ku, Toji Higashimonmae 41, Kyoto
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- KOBUSHI Ramen$MICHELIN 2024982 m - 1-16 Sujaku Shokaicho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
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