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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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