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archaeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...

with the ruins of a Hakuhō period

Buddhist temple A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represen ...

and roof tile kiln remnants located in the Midorigaoka-cho and Nakano-cho neighborhoods of the city of

Tondabayashi, Osaka is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 108803 in 51632 households and a population density of 1200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Tondabayashi is located in the south ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. The temple and kilns no longer exists, but the loctations were collectively designated as a National Historic Site in 2002 together with the

Okameishi Kofun The is a Kofun period square-shaped burial mound, located in the Nakano neighborhood of the city of Tondabayashi, Osaka in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2002 collectively with the ne ...

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The Shindō temple ruins are located on a river terrace formed by Ishikawa, a tributary of the Yamato River at the foot of the Habikino hill in the southern part of the Osaka Plain. It has been known since the early twentieth century as a ruined temple site, as old roof tiles were scattered on ground, but it was not excavated until 1959. At that time, the foundation of four buildings rebuilt during the Hakuhō period were confirmed, and the foundations of a pagoda to the south. The layout of structures was patterned after Shitennō-ji in Osaka, with the Middle Gate, Pagoda, Main Hall and Lecture Hall all lined up in a row from south-to-north, with the cloiser connecting from the sides of the Middle Gate to the sides of the Lecture Hall, forming a courtyard which encloses the Pagoda and Main Hall. During the Tenpyō era (729-749), the temple was expanded, adding a South Gate, and additional East and West buildings connected to the cloister. The temple does not appear in historical documentation, so its true and history are unknown. The Oganji-ike Tile Kiln Ruins is a semi-underground stepless climbing kiln located on the northeastern bank of Oganji Pond, about 500 meters northwest of the ruins of the Shindō Temple ruins. The temple site is about a 20-minute walk from Tondabayashi Station on the

Kintetsu Railway , referred to as , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyot ...

Kintetsu Nagano Line The is a railway line of Japanese private railway company Kintetsu Railway branching off Minami-Osaka Line at in southern suburbs of Osaka. The line connects cities of Habikino, Tondabayashi and Kawachi-Nagano in Osaka Prefecture, terminates ...

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Tondabayashi city home page
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