Landmarks・Kyoto

Enryaku-jiEnryaku-ji

Also known as: 延暦寺

Head temple of the Tendai school, founded by Saicho on Mount Hiei. Though it lies outside Kyoto city in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, it is a component site of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.

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