清水寺
Kiyomizu-dera
The temple dates its beginning to 778.
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東大寺
Tōdai-ji Temple
The Great Buddha’s eye-opening ceremony took place in 752. The present Nigatsu-dō was rebuilt two years after the 1667 fire, in 1669. Chōgen rebuilt Hokke-dō’s worship hall in 1199 and joined it to the older image hall.
大安寺
Daian-ji Temple
Daian-ji moved to its present Nara site in 710 with the transfer of the capital.
大善寺
Daizen-ji Temple
Temple tradition says Gyoki established Daizenji in 718 after carving a Yakushi triad inspired by a dream.
延暦寺
Enryaku-ji Temple
Saicho established Ichijo Shikan-in, the predecessor of the Konpon Chudo, in 788.
伏見稲荷大社
Fushimi Inari-taisha
Shrine tradition dates the enshrinement of Inari on Mount Inari to 711.
元興寺
Gangō-ji Temple
Gangō-ji moved from Asuka to the Heijō capital in 718.
枚岡神社
Hiraoka Shrine
Hiraoka’s deities were shared with Kasuga in 768, and two Kasuga deities were invited here in 778.
宝厳寺
Hōgon-ji Temple
Temple tradition says Emperor Shomu sent Gyoki to establish the island temple following a dream oracle in 724.
法華寺
Hokke-ji Temple
In 745, Empress Kōmyō converted her residence into a temple; the name Hokke-ji appears in a 747 historical record.
石山寺
Ishiyama-dera Temple
Temple tradition credits Roben with its foundation in 747 at Emperor Shomu’s request.
笠覆寺
Kasadera Kannon Temple
The temple’s origin story says a monk carved Kannon from driftwood and enshrined it in a small hall in 736.
春日大社
Kasuga-taisha
Four sanctuaries were built at the present site in 768 during Empress Shōtoku’s reign, with worship of four deities associated with the Fujiwara clan.
勝尾寺
Katsuō-ji Temple
Temple tradition dates Katsuo-ji’s beginnings to a hermitage founded by Zenchū and Zensan in 727.
興福寺
Kōfuku-ji Temple
Fujiwara no Fuhito moved the temple to the present Nara site in 710, when it received the name Kōfuku-ji.
籠神社
Kono Shrine
Shrine tradition associates the sanctuary with the deities of Ise and dates its present dedication to 719.
丹生川上神社
Niukawakami Shrine
The association records an imperial rain-prayer offering in 763 and a clear-weather prayer offering in 775 at the shrine.
大原野神社
Ōharano Shrine
Ōharano Shrine began in 784 by inviting deities from Kasuga Shrine when the capital moved to Nagaoka.
霊山寺
Ryōsen-ji Temple
The foundation tradition links a healing bath and Emperor Shōmu’s daughter’s recovery to an imperial order establishing the temple in 734.
西大寺
Saidai-ji Temple
Empress Shōtoku established Saidai-ji in 765, following her earlier pledge to commission Four Heavenly Kings images during the Nakamaro rebellion.
新薬師寺
Shin-Yakushi-ji Temple
Empress Kōmyō established Shin-Yakushi-ji in 747 to pray for Emperor Shōmu’s recovery.
多度大社
Tado Taisha
The shrine chronology records an imperial rank award in 782.
唐招提寺
Tōshōdai-ji Temple
Ganjin founded Tōshōdai-ji in 759 as a centre of Buddhist precept teaching.
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