SHITENNO-JI
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The temple, founded by Prince Shōtoku Taishi in 592, is dedicated to the Guardians of the Four Directions. Through the gate Chū-mon you can reach the inner courtyard where the 5-storey pagoda rises(Gojūnotō). To the north are the Kon-dō buildings and the Kō-dō. The temple treasury contains weapons from Shōtoku, fans and fabrics from the Heian period. The park houses the Municipal Museum of Fine Arts (Shiritsu Bijutsukan). The museum includes a dōgu statuette from the period jōmon. The Keitaku Garden, built and designed in 1908, is located to the east of the museum.
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