Japan, Tokyo Monks(Jodo Buddhist sect)at the Zozoji Temple brushthe leavesaway after in1393is a world cultural site

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Japan, Tokyo, monks of the Jodo Buddhist Sect at the Zozoji Temple brush the leaves away after autumn. The Temple was built in 1393 and is now an important cultural property. It is home to the oldest gingko treee in Tokyo which is now considered a national monument. It is known as the motuary temple of the Tokugawa family who were head of the Tokugawa shogunate. The massive Sammon Gate erected in 1605 is very impressive,

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Location: Via Vecchia per Poggibonsi, 66, 53037 San Gimignano SI, Italy
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