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Location: 山口市, 山口県
Current status: 営業中
御朱印: 御朱印
瑠璃光寺は山口市にある禅宗の古刹で、日本三名塔の一つに数えられる美しい五重塔で有名です。15世紀初頭に建立され、大内氏の文化的隆盛を今に伝える静寂な庭園の中に佇んでいます。
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- The five-story pagoda here ranks among Japan's three finest and has survived over 600 years without a single nail, relying entirely on interlocking wooden joints that flex during earthquakes.
- Built in the early 1400s during the Ouchi clan's golden age, this pagoda reflects when Yamaguchi rivaled Kyoto as a center of culture and was called the 'Kyoto of the West.'
- The temple garden's pond perfectly mirrors the pagoda's reflection, a design technique the Ouchi clan borrowed from Zen temples in Ming Dynasty China during their active trade period.
