JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE IN KYOTO

  • UKYO-KU

  • KORYUJI Temple, KEIGUU-IN
  • Address: Mineoka-cho, Uzumasa, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City
  • Phone: 075-861-1461
  • Open: 9:00-16:00
  • Fee: 600yen
  • Access: Uzumasa station by Keifuku Railway. Uzumasa-Koryuji-mae busstop. Tokiwa-Nakanomati busstop by bus No.75, Ukyoku-Ward Office busstop by bus No.11.
  • Comments: Founded in 603(Suiko 11). Burnt many times and rebuil in 1165(Eiman 1).
  • Keiguu-in was originaly built in Kamakura Period and rebuilt 1251(Kencho 3).
  • MIROKU-BOSATSU, the statue of buddist saint is the first National Treashure.
  • RYOAN-JI Temple
  • Address: 13, Goryonoshita-cho, Ryoanji, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City
  • Phone: 075-463-2216
  • Open: 3/1-11/30=8:00-17:00, 12/1-2/27=8:30-16:30
  • Fee: 400yen for Adult, 200yen for child, free for baby. There is a free parking for a car.
  • Access: Ryoanji-mae busstop by City Bus No.59. Ritsumeikan-University-mae busstop by City Bus No.50,55.
  • Comments: Established in 1405(Houtoku 2). The tmples were burnt at Ohnin-no-ran(The war of Ohniin) in 1797(Kansei 9). The present Hojo(residence) was moved from Saigen-in Temple.
    The temple belongs to the Myoshinji Group of Rinzai Zen sect Buddhism.
  • This temple is vary famous for its remarkable Zen garden.
  • NINNA-JI Temple
  • Address: 33, Ohuchi, Omuro, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City
  • Phone: 075-461-1155
  • Open: 9:00-16:30
  • Fee: 350yen
  • Access: Omuro station by Keifuku Railway. Omuro-Ninnaji busstop by Kyoto Bus. Omuro-Ninnaji busstop by City Bus No.26, 8, 10.

  • Buitl at 888 by Uta Emperor. Kondo is the style of Shinden Zukuri at Heian Period.
  • The Cherry blossom is Very famous.
  • There are two excellent tee house in the garden, Hito-tei and Ryokaku-tei, but both are not exhibit usually. It is necessary to make a reserevation with more than 5 persons

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