Fujimori Shrine
Fujimori Shrine is known as the birthplace of the Iris Festival (Tango).Many people involved in horse racing visit the shrine for its blessings for luck in winning.In May, the Fujimori Festival, famous for the Kakeuma Shinto ritual, is held.....
Hokaiji Temple
Hokaiji Temple offers blessings for easy childbirth, child bearing, and breast feeding.It used to have many pagodas and halls, but they were destroyed by fire during the Onin War, and now only the Amida Hall and the Yakushi Hall remain.It is the family temple of the Hino family, known for Tomiko Hin....
Manjyuji Temple
Manjuji Temple is the Tatchu(temple on the grounds of a large temple) of Tofukuji Temple.Manjyuji Temple is the fifth of the Kyoto Gozan temples.Manjyuji Temple is not open to the public.....
Manpukuji Temple
Manpukuji Temple is the head temple of the Ōbaku school of Zen Buddhism, founded by Zen master Ingen Ryūki.In 1654, Zen Master Ingen arrived in Japan with 20 disciples from Obakuzan Manpukuji Temple in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China.The precincts of the temple cover an area of more than 41,000 squar....
Mimurotoji Temple
Mimurotoji Temple is said to have been founded by the order of Emperor Konin with Kannon as its principal deity.It was destroyed by fire in 1573 by Oda Nobunaga. The main hall was rebuilt in 1814.The 10th of the 33 temples in the western part of Japan.....
Ryoginan
Ryoginan is a Tatchu(temple on the grounds of a large temple) in Tofukuji Temple.Ryuginan is usually closed to the public.The Hojo (national treasure), built in the Muromachi period (1336-1573), is the oldest existing Hojo building in Japan.Around the hojo are the south garden "Garden of Nothingness....