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JAPAN
Ancient Kyoto To-ji is a Buddhist temple complex, which runs off the

formerly known as Kyo- nearby hills. Kiyomizu means

The ancient city full with ogokoku-ji. The Five-storey clear water, or pure water.

Tang heritage pagoda of To-ji is the tallest

Year of Inscription: 1994 wooden pagoda in Japan. In Byodo-in, the most

The pagoda has been, and famous building in the

continues to be, a landmark temple is the Amida Hall

Ancient Kyoto was built in of Kyoto. with a single image of

AD794 by copying the Amida and 52 wooden

structure of Chang’an, the Kiyomizu-dera temple is “Bodhisattvas on clouds”.

capital of China’s Tang famous as there is not a

Dynasty. Kyoto is a famous single nail used in the entire

ancient cultural capital in structure. It takes its name

the world. There are many from the waterfall within the

historical sites in the city,

there are 38 buildings listed 云中供养菩萨像

as “national treasures” in the Bodhisattvas on clouds

city, and 199 buildings （⽇本 Japan: 1977)

designated as important

cultural relics.

东寺五重塔 东寺五重塔

To-ji Five-Storey Pagoda
To-ji Five-Storey Pagoda
（⽇本 Japan: 2001)
(印尼 Indonesia: 2008）