Chōgosonshi-ji (朝護孫子寺), popularly called Shigisan (信貴山), is a Buddhist temple in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 587.
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Shigisan castle was a Japanese castle of the Sengoku period, controlled by the Kizawa and Matsunaga clans. There are little remains of the castle on the present day site, just some moats and earthworks.
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Nara Gakuen University is a private university in the town of Sangō in Nara Prefecture, Japan, established in 1984 as Nara Sangyo University. In 2014, the University has adopted the new name as Nara Gakuen University.
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Takayasuyama Station is a train station in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
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The Nishi-Shigi Cable Line, referred to as Nishi-Shigi Cable, is Japanese cable railway line in Yao, Osaka, owned and operated by Kintetsu Railway. The line, opened in 1930, makes a route to Chōgo Sonshi-ji temple on Mount Shigi. As the line name suggests, there once was Higashi-Shigi Cable Line as well. However, the eastern line was closed in 1983.
See also
Historical Sites of Prince Shōtoku List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings)