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Saigan-ji Temple

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Saigan-ji Temple, or Aburakake Jizo, is a historic Jodo-shu temple with a unique Jizo statue.

Saigan-ji Temple
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What it is

  • A Jodo-shu Buddhist temple founded in 1590.
  • Popularly known as Aburakake Jizo.
  • Its mountain name is Aburakakezan, temple name Jizoin.

What to see

  • The Jizo-do hall survived a 1868 fire.
  • A stone Jizo statue from the Kamakura period.
  • A haiku monument by Matsuo Basho.

Getting there

  • 7-minute walk from Chushojima Station.
  • Chushojima Station is on the Keihan Main Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

京都府京都市伏見区下油掛町 Open in Google Maps

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