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Byakugō-ji Temple

Byakugō-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon Ritsu sect in Nara. The grounds hold a five-coloured camellia (Goshiki Tsubaki), designated a Natural Monument of Nara Prefecture and considered one of the three famous camellias of Nara. Inside are preserved several Buddhist statues from the Heian and Kamakura periods, among them the principal image of Amida Nyorai and the statues of Enma-ō and his attendants, designated Important Cultural Properties. The temple is site number 63 on the pilgrimage route of the 88 sacred sites of northern Yamato, established in the mid-Edo period. The main building (Hondō) dates from the first half of the 17th century and is designated a Tangible Cultural Property of Nara City.

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