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Toganji Temple (桃巌寺) was established by son of Oda Nobuhide (the father of the famous warlord, Oda Nobunaga) to pray for the rest of his father's soul; inside, gorinto (a gravestone composed of five pieces piled one upon another) is built. Today Toganji is widely known as the temple of Benzaiten (a Goddess of eloquence, music and art) and show-business personalities visit and pray for a better performance. This temple possesses several temple treasures in the motif of men and women united in conjugal acts including the so-called Sleeping Benzaiten. The temple is also home to a 32 foot high statue, the Great Buddha of Nagoya, which was erected in 1987.