Enshō-ji, Nara

Name: Enshō-ji
Address: Nara, Japan

#45 among attractions in Nara

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Enshō-ji is a Buddhist temple complex in Nara founded by Queen Bunchi, daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo, in 1656. Together with Chūgū-ji and Hokke-ji, it is considered one of the Three Yamato Monzeki, or imperial temples, belonging to the Myōshin-ji school of Rinzai Zen. ()

Local name: 圓照寺 Coordinates: 34°38'38"N, 135°50'42"E

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Nearby attractions include: Nara Kasugano International Forum Iraka, Himegamisha Shrine, Byakugō-ji, Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City.

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