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山檗黄南洛


OBAKU

Obaku Manpukuji is a very splendid temple in the southern part of this city.

Its founder was a Chinese named Fuknshin who came over from that country about the year 1650.

He built such superb edifices by order of Tokugawa.

It has magnificent gates and buildings which are erected very richly.