Rurikō-ji, Buddhist temple and National Treasure in Yamaguchi, Japan
Rurikō-ji is a Buddhist temple and National Treasure in Yamaguchi, Japan, built around a five-story pagoda. The pagoda sits on a wooded hillside and shows curved roofs covered in cypress bark that taper toward the top.
The pagoda was built in 1442 to honor samurai leader Ouchi Yoshihiro, who fell in battle. The temple was part of a larger plan to transform Yamaguchi into a western capital.
The name Rurikō-ji means „temple of blue-green shadow
Buses from Shin-Yamaguchi Station take about half an hour to reach the temple. The complex sits on a hill with stone steps that pass through a forest.
The pagoda combines Japanese, Chinese and Indian building methods in one design. It is the tenth oldest five-story pagoda in the country still standing.
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