Kikō-ji
喜光寺
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Kikō-ji
Kikō-ji is a historic shrine and temple in Nara. 2 traveler-shot videos let you feel the atmosphere and catch the highlights before you go.
Kiko-ji Temple is a separate head temple of the Hosso sect located in Sugawara-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture. Its sango (literally, "mountain name") is Seiryozan. The principal image is Amida Nyorai. This area is called Sugawara, and is also called "Sugawara-dera Temple" because it was ruled by the Sugawara clan. It is said to be the place where Gyoki, a monk from the Nara period, died. It is also called the temple of the lotus.
Source: Wikipedia「喜光寺」 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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