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Pagodas of the Hosso Buddhist Yakushiji Temple, Nara, Japan

Pagodas of the Hosso Buddhist Yakushiji Temple point to the sun rising over Nara, the city that became Japan's first permanent capital in A.D. 710. The three-storied pagodas were built with mokoshi, inter-story pent roofs.

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Pagodas of the Hosso Buddhist Yakushiji Temple point to the sun rising over Nara, the city that became Japan's first permanent capital in A.D. 710. The three-storied pagodas were built with mokoshi, inter-story pent roofs.