Gansenji Temple

4.5

This temple of the Shingon Risshu sect is located in Kamo Town, Kizugawa City, Kyoto. It is famous for its hydrangeas, which has earned it the nickname “Hydrangea Temple.” It is not clear when it was constructed, but it is said it was founded when high priest Gyoki was instructed by Emperor Shomu to build a hall dedicated to Amitabha in the southern region of Narukawa. You’ll find three-storied pagodas from the Muromachi period, a statue of Amitabha Tathagata, and other Important Cultural Properties. The temple grounds are filled with seasonal blooms, including cherry blossoms, camellias, water lilies, and various fall foliage, and approximately 5,000 hydrangeas blossom during the rainy season, the best time to view them.

Spot details

Address: Kyoto Kidugawashi Kamochouiwafune Kaminomon 43 Map
Area: Kyotanabe / Kizugawa Area
Phone: 0774763390
Hours: 8:30-17:00
[Dec.-Feb.]9:00-16:00
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Admission fee]Adults500yen, Middle and high school students400yen, Elementary school students200yen
Parking Lot: Not available
*Use nearby parking lots (Fee)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available(KYOTO Wi-Fi)
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

A small temple with a lot of valuable Buddhas in mountain

Reviewed : 2019.11.06

If you visit Joruriji temple, must go to this temple as well, just 7 minutes bus ride. Spare more time to travel around the village to see the Buddhas crafted on caves, it’s a walking route. But I...
素敵な雰囲気！！

Reviewed : 2020.09.10

京都府木津川市加茂町岩船にある真言律宗の寺院です。事前に訪問した浄瑠璃寺も同じ真言律宗の寺院でした。このエリアは当尾の里と呼ばれ、奈良県と京都府の県境の山中にあり、平安時代の終わり頃は多くの修行僧らが集まる仏教信仰の聖地だった場所で、岩船寺と浄瑠璃寺を結ぶ道は「石仏の道」と呼ばれ石仏がたくさんあります。その「石仏の道」は歩きのみの山道で、距離は2.4ｋｍ(50分)と案内にありました。非常に...
アナウンスあり

Reviewed : 2020.07.13

アジサイにはまだ少し早い時期に行きました。本殿に入るとご住職？がマイクで仏像の歴史などをわかりやすくアナウンスしてくださり。勉強になりました。平等院建立以前の仏像があります。