Senbon-Shaka-do

Overview

Senbon-Shaka-do (Daihoonji Temple) was founded by Priest Giku in the first year of Anjo (1227) in the early Kamakura period about 800 years ago. The main hall is designated as a national treasure as the oldest building in Kyoto, which miraculously survived the Onin and Bunmei wars.

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