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Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
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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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Fascinating facts about this place
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').
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was so impressed by this temple that he removed its 1452 gate for his own Fushimi Castle. Tokugawa Ieyasu later moved it again to Mii-dera, where it still stands today.
Joraku-ji's Hondō (main hall) is designated a National Treasure.
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