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Ōtani Hongan-ji Hakodate Betsu-in大谷派本願寺函館別院

Ōtani Hongan-ji Hakodate Betsu-in大谷派本願寺函館別院 Ōtani Hongan-ji Hakodate Betsu-in大谷派本願寺函館別院 - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

is a branch temple of Higashi Hongan-ji in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. Rebuilt after a fire in 1907, it is the first temple in Japan built with reinforced concrete. The Hondō (1915), Shōrō (1912–25), and Shōmon (1912–25) have all been designated Important Cultural Properties. Read more on Wikipedia

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