Nigatsu-dō

An important Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan is Nigatsu-dō; the hall of the second month. It is located at the foot of the Wakakusa mountain in the east of the hall of the great Buddha. It was founded in the year 752 by a monk.

The temple burned down in 1667; today the main hall is seen as a national treasure keeping two cannons that are especially protected and therefore not shown.

Nigatsu-dō
406-1 Zōshichō
Nara, Japan

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