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Jōdo-ji Temple 浄土寺

Jōdo-ji (浄土寺) is a temple of Shingon Buddhism in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As a site sacred to the boddhisattva Kannon, it is the 9th temple on the Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage. The temple, built at the end of the Kamakura period, is noted for two national treasures: the temple's main hall (hondō) and the treasure pagoda (tahōtō).

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Jōdo-ji Temple — 浄土寺
Photo: by Reggaeman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
LocationOnomichi, Hiroshima (尾道市 広島県)
Coordinates34.41217, 133.21031 · Open in Google Maps
TypeTemple garden
Cultural propertyPlace of Scenic Beauty, National Treasure of Japan
Established0616
Official websitehttp://ermjp.com/j/temple/

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