Jingoji Temple

Jingoji Temple（神護寺） was the birthplace of Heian Buddhism when the son of Wake-no-Kiyomaro invited the great Buddhist missionary Saicho and the great Buddhist monk Kobo Kukai to visit the temple.

Jingoji Temple holds many temple treasures, including the principal image of the wooden Yakushi Nyorai (National Treasure), the wooden Five Great Void Storehouse Bodhisattvas (National Treasure), the Mandala of the Two Realms (National Treasure), and the image of Shaka Nyorai (National Treasure).It will be open to the public in early May during the Treasure Moth Exorcism.

It is one of the most famous places in Kyoto for its autumn foliage, and attracts many tourists in autumn.The “Kawarake throw,” in which Kawarake is thrown toward the canyon, is famous.Kawarake is a small unglazed dish.

To get to Jingoji Temple from Kyoto Station, take the Nishinippon JR Bus for a 50-minute ride.Roads may be congested during the fall foliage season.