Yamanotera
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Yamanotera (山の寺) is the collective name for a number of temples located on a hill in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Today sixteen temples remain, which were initially built by Maeda Toshiie as defensive measures[1] in 1581 and are considered of great historical importance to the local people.
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- ^ "七尾おだかけガイド：みる" (in Japanese). Nanao official website. Nanao City. http://www.city.nanao.ishikawa.jp/odekake/guide_miru.html. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
Coordinates: 37°02′58″N 136°57′10″E / 37.049556°N 136.952778°E
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