📝 Daigoji Temple was built to pray

for the repose of the soul

of Emperor Daigo and has been

worshipped by people as a place to

heal illness and remove suffering.

The five-storey pagoda, said to be the

oldest structure in Kyoto,

is more than 1,000 years old and

the wall paintings inside are also

designated as national treasures.

The Sanboin Garden, built by a great

samurai Hideyoshi in 1598 is a reminder

of the glory of this era,

and in spring the vast precincts

are filled with around 1,000 cherry trees in bloom.

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