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Kimii-dera Temple

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  • Kimii-dera Temple

  • Kimii-dera Temple
    • This temple was opened in the first year of the Hoki Era (770) by the Chinese monk and holy priest, Iko.
    • A formal name is "Kimiidera-kongohoji-gokokuin".It is loved by the name of "Kimii-dera" from three miraculous fountains (Seijyosui, Yoryusui, and Kichijosui) which begin to spring from Yamauchi.
    • A left photograph is the "Ro-mon(gate)" of a country specification important cultural property. It is built in 1509 of the Muromachi period.

The cherry tree of Kimii-dera.

    The Cherry tree of Kimii-dera Temple

  • Kimii-dera Temple is famous as a famous place of an early bloom cherry tree. The tree of about 500 cherry is planted in the precincts of a temple.
  • The specimen tree (Somei Yoshino) used as the standard of bloom declaration of Wakayama area is in this Domae.

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    Access to Kimii-dera Temple

  • [Address]
  •     23, Shichiban-cho, Wakayama-city, Wakayama Pref.
  • [Access]
  •     JR Kisei-main-line; 10-minute walk from Kimiidera Station.
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  • [The link to a website]
  •     The website of "Kimii-dera Temple"

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