Yamashina Hongan-ji

Kyoto, Japan · built 1478

Yamashina Midō, also known as Yamashina Hongan-ji, was a fortified Buddhist temple located in what is now Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Together with its fortified jōkamachi, it was a major center for the Ikkō-ikki, an organization of warrior monks and lay zealots who opposed samurai rule during the Sengoku period. Parts of its ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 2002.

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