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title: Kodo, To-ji
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6719/kodo-to-ji/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Kodo, To-ji

_Authored by James Blake Wiener_

## Image File

[![Kodo, To-ji](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6719.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6719.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Kodo or Lecture Hall of the [To-ji](https://www.worldhistory.org/To-ji/) [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) complex near [Heiankyo](https://www.worldhistory.org/Heiankyo/) (Kyoto), [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). The original building was constructed in 835 CE but the present version, copying the original, dates to 1491 CE. Listed as an Important Cultural Asset of Japan.

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, May 25). Kodo, To-ji. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6719/kodo-to-ji/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Kodo, To-ji." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 25, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6719/kodo-to-ji/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Kodo, To-ji." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 May 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6719/kodo-to-ji/>.

## License & Copyright

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