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Nishi Hongan-ji Temple 西本願寺

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple is one of the component parts of Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994. Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Head temple of Honganji-ha school.

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Nishi Hongan-ji Temple — 西本願寺
Photo: 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Part ofHistoric Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (UNESCO, 1994)
LocationShimogyō-ku, Kyoto (京都府)
Coordinates34.99205, 135.75161 · Open in Google Maps
Established1591
Official websitehttps://www.hongwanji.kyoto/

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