Todaiji Temple - Nigatsudo Hall
Category: National Treasure Buildings and Structures
Nigatsu-do (Second Month Hall) named after the “Shuni-e (omizu-tori)” ceremony held at this place in the second month of the lunar calendar. Nigatsu-do remained despite the fires set by Taira-no Shigehira in 1180 and the fires from the battle of Miyoshi / Matsunaga in 1567, but it was burned to the ground by accident in 1667, during the Shuni-e (omizu-tori) ceremony. The presently standing building was rebuilt two years after this fire. The principle objects are statues of Kannon called O-gannon (big Kannon) and Ko-gannon (little Kannon), and to look upon them is forbidden, so they are always kept hidden from view.
Todaiji Temple official website
http://www.todaiji.or.jp/
Map of Temple Grounds
Admission fee:
Free
Opening Hours
24 hours a day
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