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Gango-ji Temple Gokurakubo

"Gangō-ji Temple Gokurakubō (Japanese: 元興寺極楽坊)" is Buddhist temple and it was the oldest real Buddhist temple "Hōkō-ji Temple (法興寺)" in Japan that "Soga-no-Ymako (蘇我馬子)" built in present Asuka village, Nara Prefecture in 593 AD (Asuka period, 飛鳥時代) is an origin. "Hōkō-ji Temple" moved to a new capital along with transfering the capital to "Heijo-kyo (平城京)" and was renamed to former "Gangō-ji Temple". Temple continues to Asuka, and "Asuka-dera Temple (飛鳥寺)" now. Gango-ji Temple Gokurakubo was registered in World Heritage as "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara" in 1998.
The buildings of Gango-ji Temple Gokurakubo has "Main Hall (本堂, Hon-do)", "Zen room (禅室, Zen-shitsu)", "Miniature five-story pagoda (五重小塔, Goju-sho-to)" and "East Gate (東門, Higashi-mon)".
The public transportation facility to Gango-ji Temple Gokurakubo are "Kintetsu railway (近鉄, Kintetsu)" or "Nara Kotsu Bus (奈良交通バス)". Gango-ji Temple Gokurakubo is from the "Kintetsu Nara Station (近鉄奈良駅)" to about 15 minutes on foot, from the "Fukuchi-in Bus Stop (福智院バス停)" to about 5 minutes on foot.

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Address: 11, Chuin-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Gango-ji Temple Gokurakubo and peripheral tourist spot and transportation.

Gango-ji Temple Gokurakubo / 元興寺極楽坊
Site of Five-story pagoda, Gango-ji Temple / 元興寺塔跡, Gango-ji to-ato
Sho-to-in temple / 小塔院
Kofuku-ji Temple / 興福寺
Nara National Museum / 奈良国立博物館, Nara kokuritsu hakubutsukan
Fukuchi-in Bus Stop / 福智院バス停, Fukuchi-in basu-tei
Kintetsu Nara station / 近鉄奈良駅, Kintetsu Nara-eki
JR Nara station / JR奈良駅, JR Nara-eki

Photograph of Roof of Main Hall, Gango-ji Temple Gokurakubo (October 24, 2009)

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