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    Ikaruga (斑鳩町, Ikaruga-chō) is a town in Ikoma District, Nara, Japan. Ikaruga is home to Hōryū-ji and Hokki-ji, ancient Buddhist temples collectively inscribed...
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    Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its full name is Hōryū Gakumonji (法隆学問寺), or Learning...
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  • Nanto Shichi Daiji (category Buddhist temples in Nara Prefecture)
    Hōryū-ji (法隆寺) (located close to the border of modern Nara city, in the town of Ikaruga, Nara) Kōfuku-ji (興福寺) Saidai-ji (西大寺) Tōdai-ji (東大寺) Yakushi-ji...
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    murals on the interior walls of the Kondō (金堂) at the temple Hōryū-ji in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture. These mural paintings, as well as painted images on the...
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    Hokki-ji (category Buddhist temples in Nara Prefecture)
    Okamoto-dera (岡本寺) and Ikejiri-dera (池後寺) – is a Buddhist temple in Okamoto, Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple's honorary sangō prefix is "Kōhonzan"...
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    pagoda at Hōryū-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Built in 7th century Pagoda at Hokki-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Built in 706 Pagoda at Yakushi-ji, Nara, Nara Originally built in...
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    Nara Prefecture (奈良県, Nara-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. As of 2020,[update] Nara Prefecture has a population...
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    Heijō-kyō (平城京, also Heizei-kyō, sometimes Nara no miyako) was the Capital of Japan during most of the Nara period, from 710 to 740 and again from 745...
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    Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area (category Buddhist temples in Nara Prefecture)
    Area includes a variety of buildings found in Hōryū-ji and Hokki-ji in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. These buildings were designated in 1993 along with...
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    Tatsuta River (category Rivers of Nara Prefecture)
    near the border between Osaka Prefecture and Nara Prefecture, and joins the Yamato River at Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture. The catchment area is about 54 km2...
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  • much taller. The tallest still extant is a 13-storey pagoda at Hannya-ji in Nara, which is 14.12 m. They are often dedicated to Buddha and offer no usable...
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    Ikaruga-dera (斑鳩寺) is a Buddhist temple in Taishi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It was founded by Prince Shōtoku in 606. It should not be confused with Hōryū-ji...
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  • Hōryū-ji in Ikaruga, Nara...
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    (法輪寺, 法琳寺, 法林寺), or Mii-dera (三井寺, 御井寺) is a Buddhist temple in Mii, Ikaruga, Nara, Japan. The temple is located about a kilometer north of Hōryū-ji's...
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    bloom. Yamatokōriyama adjoins the following municipalities. Nara Ikoma Tenri Ando Ikaruga Kawanishi Construction of the castle was started by the Sengoku...
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    of 1,569.34 persons per km2. The total area is 51.30 km2. Ando Heguri Ikaruga Sangō Kenichi Fukui, chemist, 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner. 34°37′29″N...
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    and scholars settled around the capital in Yamato Province (present day Nara Prefecture) and passed their techniques to native craftsmen. Consequently...
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    construction of Shitennō-ji in Osaka (593) and Hōryū-ji near his palace in Ikaruga (completed in 603). During the ancient period, the temple layout was strictly...
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    unknown architect, 4th century Pagoda at Hōryū-ji, a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, unknown architect, 607 The garden of the Ninna-ji temple...
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    Itsukushima Shrine of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture Hōryū-ji of Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture The Kuwait Towers of Kuwait City,  Kuwait Wat Xieng Thong...
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    cities followed suit in 2020, including Hamamatsu, Kawasaki, Kyoto, Minato, Nara, Niigata, Okayama, Sagamihara, Saitama, and Takamatsu. 69 more cities followed...
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    Pagoda (category Articles with NARA identifiers)
    on Hwangnyongsa, Gyeongju, Korea, built in 645 Pagoda at Hōryū-ji, Ikaruga, Nara, Japan, built in the 7th century, one of the oldest wooden buildings...
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  • designated, all National Treasures. All are located in the town of Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, forming part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Buddhist...
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    China. Hōryū-ji (法隆寺) is a Buddhist temple of the "Shōtoku" sect in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its garan is composed of (see plan on the right):...
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    suited for riding long distances or at high speed. Early saddles of the Nara period were of Chinese style karagura and later modified for local tastes...
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    Bitchū Kokubun-ji (category Nara period)
    original temple appears to have a layout patterned after Hokki-ji in Ikaruga, Nara. The foundations of the Kondō have not been found. The temple's landmark...
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    the skill necessary to do the piece. The work is now in the Hōryū-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture. Art historians regularly name the Shaka Triad of Hōryūji...
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  • Daibu temple ruins (category Nara period)
    indicating that the temple layout may have been patterned after Hokki-ji in Ikaruga, Nara. In addition, Silla-style and Baekje-style roof tiles with lotus patterns...
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  • (secondary coordinates) This list is of Japanese structures dating from the Nara period (710–794) that have been designated Important Cultural Properties...
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  • World Friendship (category Sport in Nara Prefecture)
    the early 1970s. The event was held at the Horyuji Country Club in Ikaruga, Nara. The second tournament was won by Taiwan's Hsieh Yung-yo, who came from...
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