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かいちょう 開帳
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. unveiling (a Buddhist image); public exhibition (of a Buddhist image)​Only applies to 開帳
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. revealing (something that is supposed to remain hidden)​Only applies to 開帳
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
3. opening (a gambling house); holding (a gambling party)​
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4. Kaichō​, from the Edo period of Japan onwards, was the public exhibition of religious objects from Buddhist temples, usually relics or statuary, that were normally not on display. Such exhibitions were often the bases for public fairs, which would involve outdoor entertainment activities, market trading, and misemono. In the period from 1654 to 1868, in Edo city there were 1566 kaichō.
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開張 【かいちょう】

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