Asukadera Temple <-(266K) at Asuka Town, Nara Pref.	Japan's first fully-fledged temple complex erected in the 6th century on the initiative of Soga no Umako, head of the powerful Soga Family. Excavation work uncovered a large-scale Buddhist cathedral. At present, the Angoin which was built in the Edo Period (1600-1868) inherits the name Asukadera. The Asuka Daibutsu to which the temple is dedicated is Japan's oldest molten Buddhist image but due to repeated rennovations, it incorporates only a few original fragments.
	Return to Asuka Index Page Return to Rekishi Kaido Index Page	The Rekishi Kaido web pages are managed by KIIS (Kansai Institute of Information Systems). Copyright (c) 1996 KIIS