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Hokekyō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Kibitsu-zukuri
275 px|thumb|Kibitsu Shrine's honden-haiden complex. The main entrance (hidden) is on the right
, or is a traditional Japanese Shinto architectural style characterized by four dormer gables, two per lateral side, on the roof of a very large honden (sanctuary). The gables are set at a right angle to the main roof ridge, and the honden is part of a single complex also including a haiden (worship hall). Kibitsu Shrine in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan is the sole example of the style, although the Soshi-dō of Hokekyō-ji in Chiba prefecture is believed to have been modeled on it.