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540 Raigoin-cho Ohara
Sakyo-ku
606-1242 Kyoto
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+81 75 744 2531
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Neighborhood :
Sakyo-ku
http://www.sanzenin.or.jp/
Situated a little way out of the city, this delightful Tendai temple was founded in 784 by Saicho (who also established Enryakuji on Mount Hiei). It is justly famous for its beautiful mossy gardens and halls, which attract a host of visitors year round to see the hydrangeas (a distinctive blue shade) and cherry blossoms. They also flock to view the fiery red maples in the autumn. Important cultural properties are in the shinden, rebuilt in 1926. These include a Kannon, an Amida and the Fudo Myo (engulfed in flames), believed to have been carved by Genshin, author of Essentials of Salvation, which he completed in 984. Genshin was responsible for the center of the shinden, the Ojo Gokuraku-in, dating back to 985 (but rebuilt in 1143). It contains images of lacquered cedar, which are also important cultural properties. Call ahead for hours.
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