Hourinji Temple
Hourinji Temple was originally founded in 713 at the request of Emperor Genmei.Horinji Temple is also mentioned as a representative temple in Sei Shonagon's Pillow Book "Tera no Dan".The principal deity, Kokuzo Bosatsu, is one of the three Kokuzos in Japan and is also known as "Saga no Kokuzosan" (t....
Myoshinji Temple
Myoshinji Temple is the head temple of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism.Myoshinji Temple is the largest Zen temple in Japan, measuring approximately 500 m east to west and 619 m north to south, and has 46 temples in its vast grounds of approximately 100,000 tsubo.The Hatto and bathrooms are open for ....
Yamazaki Shoten
Yamazaki Shoten (Kannon Temple) is said to have been founded in 899 as the temple of Emperor Uda's wish, but this is not certain.In 1681, with the support of the Sumitomo, Konoike, Mitsui, and other wealthy merchants, the temple was rebuilt with the eleven-faced thousand-armed Avalokitesvara Bodhisa....
Yokokuji Temple
Yokokuji Temple was founded in 806 by Enchin of Kiyomizudera Temple. It is also called "Yanagidani Kannon" because the main deity is the eleven-faced, thousand-armed, thousand-eyed Kannon (Goddess of Mercy).One day when Kukai paid a visit to the temple, he saw a parent monkey washing the eyes of a b....
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.....
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....
Unryuin
Unryuin is a branch temple of Sennyuji Temple.The three Yakushi (Medicine Buddha, Nikko, and Gekko) are the principal deities of the temple.It was first built by Emperor Go-Kogon in 1372.Unryuin is the oldest sutra copying dojo in Japan, and you can still experience sutra copying. The 27th of every ....
Kajuji Temple
Kajuji Temple is dedicated to the Thousand-armed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.The pond garden, centering on the 6,000-square-meter Himuro-ike（Pond）, is designated by the city of Kyoto as a place of scenic beauty.During the Heian period (794-1185), ice on "Himuro-ike" was presented to the court on Janu....
Koshoji Temple
Koshoji Temple was originally founded by Dogen in Fukakusa (northern part of Fushimi Ward, Kyoto).The gate of the temple is located at the top of the "Kotozaka" hill that leads to Koshoji Temple, and on the top of the gate is a temple dedicated to the sixteen arhats.The approach to the temple, calle....
