-meter, nine-structure compound, including the garden and Shinden hall, were put on the block April 23, and a religious corporation based in Koga, Shiga Prefecture, won the bid May 26.

• 但是财产权的转让是被允许的。而大津市的官员则表示，寺院把如此重要的文化财产拿来拍卖是非常少见的，并希望寺院可以尽力去适当保护文化财产。