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The temple's main gate, most recently rebuilt in 2008, is about 15 meters tall, and features wooden carvings of the twelve signs of the [[zodiac]] on its ''[[kaerumata]]'' (decorative roof beams). The gate also serves as a storehouse for eight Buddha statues.

The temple's main gate, most recently rebuilt in 2008, is about 15 meters tall, and features wooden carvings of the twelve signs of the [[zodiac]] on its ''[[kaerumata]]'' (decorative roof beams). The gate also serves as a storehouse for eight Buddha statues.

The Kômyô-dô, originally the main hall of the temple, is now a secondary hall, located off in one corner of the grounds. Originally built in [[1701]], it was significantly repaired in [[1768]], then moved in the 1850s behind the Shaka-dô, which at that time became the main hall; when the current main hall was constructed in 1964, the Kômyô-dô was moved again, to its current location. A good example of mid-[[Edo period]] architecture, the ''[[irimoya]]''-roofed building remains largely in its original form, albeit with the outer veranda and flooring of its outer hall removed; the hall, today designated an [[Important Cultural Property]], houses an image of [[Dainichi Nyorai]].

The Kômyô-dô, originally the main hall of the temple, is now a secondary hall, located off in one corner of the grounds. Originally built in [[1701]], it was significantly repaired in [[1768]], then moved in the 1850s behind the Shaka-dô, which at that time became the main hall; when the current main hall was constructed in 1964, the Kômyô-dô was moved again, to its current location. A good example of mid-[[Edo period]] architecture, the ''[[irimoya]]''-roofed building remains largely in its original form, albeit with the outer veranda and flooring of its outer hall removed; the hall, today designated an [[Important Cultural Property]], houses an image of [[Dainichi Nyorai]].