Jizoin
Jizoin（地蔵院） was originally built with Muso Kokushi as its founder.It is also called “Bamboo Temple” because it is surrounded by bamboos.
Under the patronage of the Hosokawa clan, it became a large temple with more than 20 branch temples and fiefdoms in various countries, but declined after it was destroyed by fire during the Onin War.
In the precincts of the temple, there is a garden of sixteen arhats, which represents the practice of the sixteen arhats, and a monument to Lord Yoriyuki Hosokawa. Jizoin is also the temple where Zen Master Ikkyu practiced asceticism in his childhood.
Access from Kyoto Station to Jizoin takes about 51 minutes by bus.
Jizoin Map
| opening hours | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.※Admission until 4:15 p.m. |
| regular closing day | without a holiday※non-scheduled holiday |
| entrance fee | Adults 500 yen, Elementary, junior high and high school students 300 yen |
| bus stop | Kyoto Bus Kokedera/Suzumushidera bus stops |
| station | Hankyu Kamikatsura Station※Approx. 15 minutes walk from the nearest station |
| parking lot | Parking available（free）※Free for 1 hour for worshippers, 1000 yen for 2 hours, 2000 yen for more than 2 hours※a few units |
| official site | Jizoin |
Jizoin around
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