Hōkyō-in Temple
宝筐院
Hōkyō-in Temple is a Rinzai Zen temple in Kyoto, notable for its autumn foliage and historical tombs.
What it is
- A Rinzai sect Buddhist temple.
- Founded as Zennyu-ji during the Heian period.
- Revived as a Rinzai temple in the 14th century.
- Main deity is Eleven-faced Thousand-armed Kannon.
What to see
- Tomb of Ashikaga Yoshiakira, second Ashikaga Shogun.
- Tomb of Kusunoki Masatsura, a Southern Court general.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
京都府京都市右京区嵯峨釈迦堂門前南中院町9-1 Open in Google Maps
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