Kimpusen-ji
Kimpusen-ji (金峯山寺, Kinpusen-ji?) is the head temple of the Shugendō religion in Yoshino district, Nara prefecture, Japan. According to tradition, it was founded by En no Ozunu, the founder of Shugendō, a form of mountain asceticism drawing from Buddhist and Shinto beliefs. The Zaōdō is the second largest wooden structure in Japan, right after the daibutsuden at Tōdai-ji. Kimpusen-ji is a junction in a series of stops on pilgrimage routes. An Shinto shrine dedicated to Inari is attached to the main compound.
In 2004, It was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.
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