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Sai-ji

Heian-kyō, Japan · built 797

Sai-ji (Sai-ji) or the West Temple was a Buddhist temple located in the Karahashi neighborhood of the Minami ward of the city of Kyoto, Japan. The temple no longer exists, and its ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1921, with the area under protection expanded in 1966.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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