Enjō-ji
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Enjō-ji is a Shingon temple in the northeast of Nara, Japan. A number of its buildings and images have been designated National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, and its late-Heian period g
Enjō-ji Hondō of 1472, an Important Cultural Property
Two-storey gate of 1468, an Important Cultural Property
Kasugadō and Hakusandō shrines (1277/8), both National Treasures
Paradise gardens of the late-Heian period, a Place of Scenic Beauty
Tahōtō
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A tahōtō is a form of Japanese pagoda found primarily at Esoteric Shingon and Tendai school Buddhist temples. It is unique among pagodas because it has an even number of stories. Its name alludes to T
Tahōtō at Ishiyama-dera, dating to 1194 and a National Treasure; distinctive features are the square base; stupa mound; mokoshi or lower 'skirt' roof; upper pyramidal roof; and sōrin or finial
A hōtō
Stupa (仏舎利塔, busshari-tō) at Ryūkō-ji, Kanagawa Prefecture; without a protective roof, the plaster weathers rapidly
Four-stepped brackets at Sagami-ji, Hyōgo Prefecture