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Yama-dera, is the popular name for the Buddhist temple of Risshaku-ji located northeast of Yamagata City, in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Its main image is a hibutsu statue of Yakushi Nyorai. The temple has been a place for pilgrimage for centuries, and is designated as both a Place of Scenic Beauty and as a National Historic Site It is located within the …
Yama-dera, is the popular name for the Buddhist temple of Risshaku-ji located northeast of Yamagata City, in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Its main image is a hibutsu statue of Yakushi Nyorai. The temple has been a place for pilgrimage for centuries, and is designated as both a Place of Scenic Beauty and as a National Historic Site It is located within the borders of the Zaō Quasi-National Park. The temple buildings clinging to the steep, forested, rocky hillsides are picturesque and unusual.
  • Location: 4456-1 Yamadera, Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture
  • Completed: 860 AD
  • Affiliation: Buddhist
  • Deity: Yakushi Nyorai
  • Rite: Tendai
  • Status: functional
  • Country: Japan
Data from: en.wikipedia.org