Yogen-in Temple

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A Jodo Shinshu Kengo-in Buddhist temple located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s concubine Yodo-dono asked Hideyoshi to build the temple in honor of her deceased father Asai Nagamasa. The temple was destroyed once but restored in 1621, after which the Tokugawa shogunate enshrine a mortuary tablet here honoring successive generations of shogun and the temple became a family cemetery for the Tokugawa clan. The main temple building was a place at Fushimi Castle that was moved here. The “Bloody Ceilings” of the left, right, and main corridors memorialize the great battle that occurred at Fushimi Castle. The temples screen paintings created by Tawaraya Sotatsu are registered Important Cultural Properties and the Image of White Elephants and Image of Lions, painted in a three dimensional style, are must-sees.

Spot details

Address: Kyoto, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto Sanjusangendomawari-cho Map
Area: Around Kiyomizu-Dera Temple Area
Phone: 0755613887
Hours: 10:00-15:00
Closed: Irregular holidays
Fees: [Admission fee]
[Adult]600yen
[Children]300yen
Parking Lot: Not available
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
English Menu: Available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Average budget: [Lunch] 1-1,000yen
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Bloody ceiling and Sotatsu’s paintings

Reviewed : 2020.01.20

Yogen-in temple is located just at east side of Sanjusangendo temple. It is not very known for tourists, but I found it very interesting. Two things that you cannot miss:bloody ceiling which is...
Difficult entrance but worth pushing back

Reviewed : 2019.05.27

Id read the other reviews here and was prepared to be denied entrance.When I arrived I saw a sign in English mentioning the 500 yen entrance fee so I thought itd be ok. When I was about to step...
Difficult but interesting. Better if you do some homework first.

Reviewed : 2019.05.12

Yogen-in is on the grounds of Sanjesangendo.I went with 8 Japanese. After I got home, I read TripAdvisor reviews that said that non-Japanese were not allowed to enter. I’m a Westerner (American...