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Anan, Tokushima Prefecture
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The temple was founded in the era of Emperor Kanmu, placing its origins in the late 8th to early 9th century.
At 2,775 meters, the ropeway to Tairyu-ji is western Japan's longest cable car. It carries up to 101 passengers per trip and takes just 10 minutes to reach the mountaintop temple.
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Fascinating facts about this place
The temple was founded in the era of Emperor Kanmu, placing its origins in the late 8th to early 9th century.
At 2,775 meters, the ropeway to Tairyu-ji is western Japan's longest cable car. It carries up to 101 passengers per trip and takes just 10 minutes to reach the mountaintop temple.
In July 2011, a typhoon toppled a 400-year-old cedar tree that crashed through the main hall's roof, damaging this temple that had already survived destruction by warlord Chōsokabe Motochika in the 1500s.
Tairyu-ji is Temple No. 21 on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage, making it one of the official pilgrimage stops in Shikoku.
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