Yoshiminedera Temple
Yoshiminedera Temple is dedicated to the eleven-faced thousand-armed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.It declined after the Onin War, but was rebuilt in the Edo period thanks to a donation from Keishoin, mother of Tsunayoshi Tokugawa.It is also known for its cherry blossoms, hydrangea, and autumn leaves.....
Rakeshisha
Rakeshisha was originally a hermitage built by Matsuo Basho's student Mukai Kyorai (one of the ten philosophers of haiku poet Shōmon).The name Rakeshisha comes from the story of a merchant who promised to buy persimmons, but the persimmons fell off overnight.....
Ryoanji Temple
Ryoanji Temple, a World Heritage Site, is said to have been built by Hosokawa Katsumoto in 1450 after he received a villa belonging to the Daitokuji family.The famous stone garden is composed of 15 stones divided into 7, 5, and 3, arranged so that all stones are not visible from any angle.....
Rokuoin
Rokuoin was originally built in 1380 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who dreamed that he could prolong his life if he built a temple here, as the Tatchu (temple on the grounds of a large temple) of Daifukuden Hodoji.Hodoji was destroyed by fire during the Onin War, but only Rokuoin remained.The name Rokuoin....
