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Byodo-in temple, built 1053 AD to house an Amida Buddha, in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Built 1053 AD to house an Amida Buddha, Byodo-in temple is one of Kyoto Prefecture's 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. (You can visit a half-scale replica of Byodo-In Temple in Kaneohe, O'ahu, built in 1968 to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii.)

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Built 1053 AD to house an Amida Buddha, Byodo-in temple is one of Kyoto Prefecture's 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. (You can visit a half-scale replica of Byodo-In Temple in Kaneohe, O'ahu, built in 1968 to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii.)