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Irago Tōdai-ji Tile Kiln ruins

Irago Tōdai-ji Tile Kiln ruins Irago Tōdai-ji Tile Kiln ruins - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The is an archaeological site containing the remnants of a number of Anagama kilns, from which the roof tiles for the Kamakura period reconstruction of the temple of Tōdai-ji in Nara were made. The site is located in the Irago neighborhood of the city of Tahara, Aichi Prefecture in the Tōkai region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1967. Read more on Wikipedia

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