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Ninnaji in Kyoto- Goten's ShiroShoin

Shiro-shoin was the first building completed during the reconstruction after the palace area was destroyed in a fire in the late 1800s. It was used as the abbot’s temporary living quarters until Shinden was completed. After the completion of Shinden, Shiro-shoin came be used as the abbot’s informal reception room.

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Uploaded on June 5, 2012
Taken on March 26, 2012