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This temple (680) belonging to the Hosso sect is one of the oldest and most sacred in the city. Badly damaged by fire in 973 and again in 1528, Yakushi-ji had to be reconstructed in its entirety, with the exception of the To-to, the East Pagoda. This three-storey structure (34m) looks to have six because of its intermediary canopies. The Kon-do, the main hall (1635), houses a large bronze triad of the Buddha Yakushi which dates from 697 and is highly representative of the naturalist style of the Chinese Tang dynasty. A 7C Sho Kannon of Indian influence is the centrepiece of the Toin-do, or East Pavilion (1285).
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- The Green Guide769 m - Nara
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Where to sleepnearby
- From ¥5,000Business Hotel Century1.43 Km - Amagatsujinakamachi 10-21, Nara
- From ¥28,600Nara Park Hotel2.04 Km - Horai 4-18-1, Nara
- From ¥4,500Hotel Asyl Nara Annex2.1 Km - Sijyooji 1-4-45, Nara
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Where to eatnearby
- Chukasoba Oshitani$MICHELIN 20231.2 Km - 5-4-30 Shijooji, Nara, Nara
- Dining Kappo Nishida$$$MICHELIN 20231.56 Km - 2-9-4 Horai, Nara, Nara
- PIZZERIA ICARO$MICHELIN 20231.88 Km - 5-2-48 Nijoojiminami, Nara, Nara
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