Monday, May 20, 2024

(3139) Nagano #52: And finally...

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...Zenkoji itself. It was founded in 642 and the particular main building (or Hondo/本堂) was built in 1707 and has been designated a national treasure of Japan as a characteristic Buddhist building of the mid-Edo Period. 

(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr).

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