Murō-ji

Murō-ji is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Shingon school, located in the city of Uda, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple shows typical aspects of Shingon Buddhism, with its buildings laid on the mountainside of Mount Murō, and historically served as a place of worship for the Japanese dragon Zennyo Ryūō, associated with rain prayers.

Unlike many temples of the time, Murō-ji was opened to females. For that reason, the temple is also called Mount Kōya for women.

Its five storied pagoda is one of the oldest standing pagodas in Japan, dating its construction to the 9th century.