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Shitennoji

Osaka, Japan
The five-storey pagoda at Shitennoji, Osaka
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Shitennoji

TempleTennoji-ku, Osaka

Japan’s oldest officially administered temple, founded in 593, with a five-storey pagoda in its walled central precinct.

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Free to enter · JPY 500 adult for the Central Temple precinct
Allow about 1 hr 15 min
Your expert’s note
The gates stay open around the clock for worship from outside, but the paid Central Temple precinct, garden and Treasure Hall close earlier; hours extend to 17:00 on the 21st and 22nd of each month for monthly services.
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