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Byōdōin Temple

Phoenix Hall of Byōdōin Temple

You may know that Samurai governed Japan in the past. But did you know that emperors and aristocrats had governed this county before that like the Bourbon or the Medici did in Europe? I like that time best in Japanese history. During that period, the 11th century, Byōdōin Temple was built by a very powerful family, the Fujiwara. The temple's main building is called, "Phoenix Hall", which was built in the shape of a phoenix with its wings outspread. The whole sight describes the the Paradise that the ancient people had dreamt of. I always take my guests here when they come outside of Kyoto.