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Extract from the Matsushima Travel Guides: The modern town of
MATSUSHIMA
is little more than a strip of resort hotels and souvenir shops, but its origins go back to 828 AD, when Zen priests founded a temple overlooking the bay. Though
Zuigan-ji
has been rebuilt many times since then, it still retains a compelling sense of history and boasts some magnificent works of art, many of which are stored in the temple museum. Other religious buildings followed Zuigan-ji, such as much-photographed
Godai-do
, a tiny pavilion accessed by three red-lacquer bridges, while the nearby island of
Oshima
is pitted with caves and carvings lef...
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