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The Chusonji was established in 850 by Ennin, who established many of Tohoku's other old temples. In 1126 Lord Fujiwara Kiyohira enlarged the temple complex, creating a Buddhist heaven on earth, by adding over 40 structures. It was largely destroyed by Minamoto Yoritomo in 1189, but several extraordinary structures survived.

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