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Daikaku-ji is one of the very old temples among many in Kyoto. The origin of the temple was Emperor Saga’s Imperial Villa (Saga Rikyu-in) established on this site in the early Heian period, about 1,200 years ago.
Osawa-no-ike, the oldest artificial pond in Japan, has a Circumferenec of about 1 km. One theory holds that the pond was created for moon viewing. At Daikaku-ji, you don’t look up at the moon, but instead tastefully look down at the reflection in Osawa-no-ike pond.
The Murasame-no-roka corridor linking the buildings has low ceilings so that no one can swing swords or spears, and floor is uguisu-bari (nightingale floor) so that you will hear invaders.・・・
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