Genkō-ji Temple

What it is

• A Rinzai sect Tenryu-ji school nunnery.
• Originates from a mountain villa of Minamoto no Tokiwa.
• Dedicated to Jizo Bosatsu, also called Otogo Jizo.
• Converted to Rinzai sect in 1778 by nun Makiri.

What to see

• The Tokiwa Jizo, part of the Kyoto Rokujizo Pilgrimage.
• A stone pagoda for Tokiwa Gozen, mother of Yoshitsune.

Getting there

• 5-minute walk from Tokiwa Station.
• Keifuku Electric Railroad Kitano Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.