Hyūga Kokubun-ji ruins

Hyūga Kokubun-ji ruins - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

was a Buddhist temple in the Mitake neighborhood of the city of Saito, Miyazaki, Japan. It was one of the provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794). The temple was abandoned in 1871, but previous to this had belonged to the Shingon sect. Its ruins were designated as a National Historic Site in 1957. Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: Nara period

Source: en.wikipedia.org