Japan Travel Catalog
Kansai Region
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Shiga
Shrines & Temples
The Head Temple of the Tendai Sect, Mt. Hiei (Hieizan) Enryakuji Temple
3.29 5A solemn temple divided into three areas where the entire mountain becomes the precincts.
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