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Chusonji Temple

Listed under Temples in Koshin'etsu, Japan.

Several buildings make up this Tendai Buddhist temple complex, two dating from before the 12th century. Of those two one is outstandingly attractive: a pavilion plated in gold leaf, the other is an even older wooden building, called the Kyozo Hall. The complex also includes a Treasure Hall, quite richly endowed, and a Noh theatre, as well as the working temple buildings where rituals are still conducted today.

Written by Eric Hallum.

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