Hirakawa temple ruins

Hirakawa temple ruins - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

is an archeological site with the ruins of a Nara period Buddhist temple located in the Hirakawa-Furumiya neighborhood of the city of Jōyō, Kyoto, Japan. It was designated as a National Historic Site in 1975 with the area under protection expanded in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: 8th century AD

Source: en.wikipedia.org