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unusual facts about Chōju-ji


Tōji-in

The second, which contains a strand of his hair, lies in Kamakura's Chōju-ji.


1140s in art

1140: Toba SōjōJapanese astronomer and artist-monk, said to be the artist of the famous picture scroll Chōjū-giga (born 1053)

Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga

Some think that Toba Sōjō created the scrolls; however, it is hard to verify this.


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