Fukuden-ji Temple

What it is

• A Ji-shu sect temple founded in 1264 by Prince Munetaka.
• The forty-fourth site of the Rakuyo forty-eight Jizo Pilgrimage.
• A spiritual site dedicated to the Amida Sanzon triad and Chibusa Jizo.
• The temple moved to its current location during the construction of Toyokuni Shrine.

What to see

• A main Amida Nyorai statue dating back to the Kamakura period.
• The Chibusa Jizo statue enshrined specifically for breast health.
• A Jizo statue donated by Takashimaya founder Iida Shinshichi during the Meiji era.

Getting there

• A fifteen minute walk from Kyoto Station.
• Seven minutes on foot from Gojo Station on the Karasuma Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.