The Furo-mon gate of the Gokoku-ji temple in Bunkyo, Tokyo, was added to the complex relatively recent, about 80 years ago. It was a donation, and it is said that its beautiful architecture was inspired by a gate at the Kurama-dera temple in Kyoto.
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