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Yasaka PagodaYasaka Pagoda

Also known as: Hokan-ji・八坂の塔・法観寺

A five-story pagoda rising over Higashiyama; the temple's formal name is Hokan-ji. At about 46 meters it ranks second among Kyoto's five-story pagodas, after To-ji (about 55 meters).

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