Yakushi-ji (薬師寺)

Yakushi-ji (薬師寺)

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Nearby: Tōshōdai-ji 唐招提寺 (750m)

External links: Website, Wikipedia, Satellite view, Map

Keywords: Japan, 日本, Japon, Nara, Yakushi-ji, 薬師寺, temple, 寺院, 仏閣

Statistics: visited on 4 occasions, id 40, 20 photos (44 extra photos can be found in the archive).

Photos of Yakushi-ji:

The oldest pagoda in Japan
Door with golden buttons
Numerous carefully aligned lanterns
Yakushiji at sunset with the Nara hills in the background: 18:08
Yakushiji reflecting on the Oi-Ike pond: 18:17
Yakushi-ji after sunset: 19:00
Under a roof
Entrance of Yakushi-ji's nothern compound
Yakushi-ji temple grounds with its two pagodas in the distance
Genjo-to hall roof detail
Genjo-to hall
8th century east pagoda
West pagoda
Construction palisade around the east pagoda
8th century east pagoda
Golden lantern and temple roof lines, Yokushi-ji, Nara, Japan