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Popular Temple Course Depicting the Essence of kyoto
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1Hakubutsukan Sanjusangendomae stop
2Sanjusangendo Temple
The formal name of this temple is Rengeoin Temple. Shogun Kiyomori built it in the Heian period, and g ifted it to Goshirakawahouou (ex-emperor and later a monk).
3Tofuku-ji Temple
At the b eginning of the Kamakura period (1185-1333), the statesman Kujo Michie decidedt of ound the largest temple in the capital, naming it Tofuku-ji by splicing together the parts of the names of the famed Todai-ji and Kofuku-ji.
4To-ji Temple
This temple is formally known as Kyooukoku-ji Temple, and was built to protect the nation when Emperor Kammu was establishing the capital in ancient Kyoto. In 823, it was handed into the care of the monk Kukai (later to be called Kobo Daishi).
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