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Hokiji Temple
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The oldest three-storied pagoda in Japan
The three-storied pagoda, approx. 24m in height, is the oldest and also the largest of its kind in Japan and has been registered as a world heritage site. The temple was established in 706 A.D. The temple also contains the statue, “Juichimen Kannon” or divine Buddhist savior with eleven faces (ten on top of its main face) which has been designated as an important cultural asset.

Address
1873, Okamoto, Ikaruga-cho, Ikoma-gun, Nara
Contact
0745-75-5559
Opening Hour
8:00 - 17:00(Feb. 22 - Nov. 3), 8:30-16:30(Nov. 4 - Feb. 21)
Closed
Open 7 days a week
Charge
¥300
Access
Take bus No. 60, 63 or 92 from JR Oji Station and get off at Hokijiguchi [法起寺口] A 10-minute walk from the bus stop./ Take bus No. 50, 81 or 97 at JR Horyuji Station and get off at Hokijimae [法起寺前]/ Take bus No. 50 or 97 from Kintetsu Koriyama Station and get off at Hokiji Mae [法起寺前].
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