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Building list

* Main hall (1610). * Two-story pagoda (
Tahōtō A is a form of Japanese pagoda found primarily at Esoteric Shingon and Tendai school Buddhist temples. It is unique among pagodas because it has an even number of stories (two). (The second story has a balustrade and seems habitable, but ...
) (1648). * Misaka Ming shrine. * Middle Gate - (1651) * Kaisan-do - (1656) * Gyoja-do - (1630) * Temple gate


Nationally Designated Important Cultural Property

There are four nationally designated cultural properties. * Bishamonten wooden statue * Main hall * Two-story pagoda * Main shrine


Gallery

File:Gayain01.JPG, File:Gayain02.JPG, File:Gayain03.JPG, File:Gayain04.JPG,


References


External links

Tendai Buddhist temples in Hyōgo Prefecture {{buddhist-temple-stub