Daigo-ji
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Daigo-ji (醍醐寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The main image (honzon) is Yakushi. Rigen-daishi (Shōbō) founded the temple in 874. More than seven centuries later, Toyotomi Hideyoshi held a famous cherry-blossom party there.
National treasures
Several structures, including the kondō and the five-story pagoda, are National treasures of Japan. Including buildings and other works, the temple possesses 18 national treasures, and several dozen important cultural assets. Daigo-ji is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto World Heritage Site.
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