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At a Glance
Despite being destroyed twice (in 1574 and 1615) and bombed in 1945, three original Edo-period structures survived: the Main Hall (1654), the two-story Sanmon gate (1647), and the ornate Karamon gate.
The Buddha Hall features a ceiling painting of a dragon that appears to glare at you from every direction you view it, a rare artistic technique called 'happo nirami-no-ryu' (dragon glaring in eight directions).
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Fascinating facts about this place
Despite being destroyed twice (in 1574 and 1615) and bombed in 1945, three original Edo-period structures survived: the Main Hall (1654), the two-story Sanmon gate (1647), and the ornate Karamon gate.
The Buddha Hall features a ceiling painting of a dragon that appears to glare at you from every direction you view it, a rare artistic technique called 'happo nirami-no-ryu' (dragon glaring in eight directions).
Nanshu-ji's dry landscape garden was laid out by Furuta Oribe in 1619 and is designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty.
The temple houses a monument claiming to be the true grave of Tokugawa Ieyasu, based on a legend that he was killed during the 1615 Siege of Osaka and secretly buried here, contradicting official history.
Sakai, Osaka Prefecture
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Renting needs the operator's app and a Japanese phone number. docomo day passes are sold at convenience stores. Data sources
