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The temple's main image is a hibutsu, a hidden statue of Senju Kannon.
Joraku-ji in Konan, Shiga belongs to the Tendai school of Japanese Buddhism.
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Fascinating facts about this place
The temple's main image is a hibutsu, a hidden statue of Senju Kannon.
Joraku-ji in Konan, Shiga belongs to the Tendai school of Japanese Buddhism.
Oda Nobunaga's general Sakuma Nobumori used this temple as his military headquarters during battles against the Ikkō-ikki movement in the Sengoku period.
Joraku-ji is also known as Nishi-dera ('West Temple'); nearby Choju-ji is called Higashi-dera ('East Temple').
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Konan, Shiga Prefecture
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