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Mii-dera Temple

Address:
Shiga, Kansai, Japan

Category: Shrine or Temple

Used in the following map:

Kyoto Map

Mii-dera Temple is the head temple for the Tendai Jimon Buddhist sect one of the four largest temple complexes in Japan. Mii-dera Temple is located at the base of Mt Hiei in the city of Otsu in Shiga Prefecture (near Kyoto). Mii-dera Temple was established in 672AD, however the oldest building is the Kannon-do which was built in 1072. Mii-dera Temple is the fourteenth temple in the Pilgrimage of 33 Temples devoted to Kannon in the Kansai area.