Gansui-ji, Buddhist temple in Hamakita Ward, Japan.
Gansui-ji is a Buddhist temple featuring two notable pagodas: a three-story wooden structure from 1442 and a thirteen-story stone structure built between 1275 and 1332. The complex displays different architectural styles from separate time periods side by side.
A Buddhist priest named Gyōki founded the site around 729 under orders from Emperor Shōmu. The complex was later destroyed during the Jōkyū War in 1221, though it was rebuilt afterward.
The temple is recognized as the fifteenth of twenty-five flower temples in the Kansai region, where visitors can see seasonal blooms throughout spring and summer months. The site draws people who value the connection between religious spaces and natural surroundings.
Visitors reach the temple most easily by the Enshū Railway, which connects to a nearby station, or by bus from Hamakita Station. The best time to visit is spring through early summer when the flower gardens are in full bloom.
A stone chamber was built in 1312 specifically to protect a stone Buddha statue, and this structure was later recognized as an Important Cultural Property. The chamber shows how carefully ancient craftsmen preserved works of art.
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