Ishiyama-dera

Shiga Prefecture · Japan

Ishiyama-dera, Japan
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Set on a bluff of unusual wollastonite rock above the Seta River, this temple is said to be where Murasaki Shikibu began 'The Tale of Genji'. Its multistorey pagoda dates to 1194.

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