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Tradition has it that the Saimyō-ji was established in 737. This historic temple contains a statue of the eleven-faced Kannon enshrined as the main object of worship. The temple also has in its precincts a three-storied pagoda built by the Mashiko clan, vassal to the Utsunomiya clan. This pagoda, the two-storied gate and the feretory in the main hall (also built by the Mashiko clan), have been designated important cultural properties by the Japanese government.