
            ♦ 2177 Takao-machi, Hachioji City, Tokyo 193-8686 
            ♦ Phone(Only Japanese):
   042-661-1115
            ♦ Fax: 042-664-1199
            
The Buddhist temple on Mount Takao is formally known as Takao-san Yakuo-in Yuki-ji, and most commonly as Yakuo-in. It was established in 744 on the orders of Emperor Shomu as a base for Buddhism in eastern Japan and its founder was Gyoki, a charismatic priest closely associated with the erection of the Great Buddha at Todai-ji Temple in Nara. 
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