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Kobo Daishi founded this temple after finding a single-pronged vajra he had thrown all the way from Tang Dynasty China. The sacred implement guided him to this exact mountainside location.
Pilgrims must climb 170 stone steps to reach the main hall, with a striking vermilion three-story pagoda appearing halfway up the ascent.
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Fascinating facts about this place
Kobo Daishi founded this temple after finding a single-pronged vajra he had thrown all the way from Tang Dynasty China. The sacred implement guided him to this exact mountainside location.
Pilgrims must climb 170 stone steps to reach the main hall, with a striking vermilion three-story pagoda appearing halfway up the ascent.
Shoryu-ji is Temple No. 36 on the 88-temple Shikoku Pilgrimage.
Temple 36 sits at only 60 meters elevation but the next temple, number 37, is a grueling 64.3 kilometers away, making it the longest gap in the entire 88-temple pilgrimage.
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Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture
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Within 300 m Within 600 m
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