Yakushiji (Nara-shi, Japan)
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- Machida, K. Yakushiji, 1960.
- Wikipedia, via WWW, Oct. 5, 2006(Yakushi-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple of the Hosso sect in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan ... Founded in 680 A.D. in Kashihara, Yakushiji was moved to its present location when the capital moved to Nara in 710. The main hall was rebuilt in the 1970s after being destroyed by fire, and houses the Yakushi trinity. Yakushiji is one of the places in Nara that UNESCO has designated as a World Heritage Site)