Shokoku-ji Temple
The head temple of the Rinzai Shokoku-ji school of Buddhism and located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City, it was founded by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. A Zen temple connected to the Ashikaga shogunate clan and the Fushimi-no-miya and Katsura-no-miya imperial family branches, it is considered the second of the five most important temples in Kyoto. The temple was in charge of managing Zen temples on the mountain and played a central role in the administration of Zen Buddhism, but has experienced repeated destruction and rebuilding due to fires and lightening. The Nakiryu (Crying Dragon) painted by Kano Mitsunobu on the ceiling of the Hatto, lecture hall (an Important Cultural Property) was donated by Toyotomi Hideyori (1593–1615).
Spot details
- Address
- Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Kamigyo-ku Imadegawa communication Karasuma HigashiIri Map
- Phone
- 0752310301
- Hours
- 10:00-16:30(Last entry16:00)
- Closed
- open everyday * There is a special visit in spring and autumn * There are some Hours changes and suspension Sundays due to memorial services and events)
- Fees
- [Special Admission fee] [Adult] 800yen [Junior and senior high school students, 65 and over] 700yen [Elementary school students] 400yen
- Parking Lot
- Available
- Credit Card
- Not available
- Smoking
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Not available
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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- Large temple with seemingly few visitors
- Just my kind of place, away from the pressing crowds. I hired a bicycle to get to this one and there was hardly anyone there when I visited. Obviously a very important place at some point in time but...
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- Hidden gem , north of Imperial Palace park
- The peaceful and not well known temple complex is on Imadegawa-dori, just across from the Sento, inside the Doshisha University campus. We were lucky to visit during the special fall opening of the...
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- Beautiful & Serene old Buddhist Temple near the Imperial Palace and a Kyoto Subway Station
- When we were in the Northern part of Kyoto, we stopped to see this large temple. We found out it was founded over 630 years ago in about 1382. The founder was the third Ashikaga shogun who lived...
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