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Tocho-ji Temple
東長寺

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Tocho-ji temple was dedicated to a famous monk called Kobo Daishi.

It is one of the oldest and considered the main temple of Shingon Buddhism sect.

The temple has one Senjukan-non Buddhist statue of about 87cm that is carved from a single log of black pine.

It is a national treasure for of its rarity and the unusual hexagonal shape of the temple.

Tocho-ji Temple

Access and Getting Around

By subway

Get off at Gion-cho station

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