Enrian Temple is a small temple of the Tenryuji School of the Rinzai Sect located in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Do you know ‘Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets)‘ ??
This collection of poems is familiar to everyone, and it has had great influence on the Japanese people’s appreciation of waka.
FUJIWARA no Teika is said to have built Ogura villa in this area and selected Ogura Hyakunin Isshu in the villa–the site where Enrian Temple now stands.
Here is the birthplace of Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.
In addition, it’s opened to the public for limited periods in autumn.
It is a small temple, but is known as a famous place of colored leaves of Arashiyama, Kyoto.
The word ‘厭離(Enri)’ has a meaning of ‘the condition of not being bored’.
So, I went to Enrian Temple this time.
Contents:
- About Enrian Temple
- Visitor Information
- Colored leaves of Enrian Temple
- The highlights of Enrian Temple
- Goshuin(The stamp of shrine or temple) of Enrian Temple
- How to get to Enrian Temple
1.About Enrian Temple
Open：9:00~16:00
Admission Fee：500 yen
Address：2, Saganisonimmonzen Zenkojiyamacho, Ukyo-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 616-8427, Japan
Phone Number：+81-75-861-2508
Foundation：The middle of the Edo period
Founder：Reigen Zenji
Sect：Tenryuji School of the Rinzai Sect
Principal image：Nyoirin Kannon (the Bodhisattva of Compassion)
Enrian Temple is a small temple of the Tenryuji School of the Rinzai Sect located in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
The principal image of this temple is Nyoirin Kannon (the Bodhisattva of Compassion).
FUJIWARA no Teika is said to have built Ogura villa in this area and selected ‘Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets)‘ in the villa–the site where Enrian Temple now stands.
Ogura Hyakunin Isshu is believed to begin with 100 decorative waka which had been selected by FUJIWARA no Teika as fusumae (images drawn on fusuma sliding door) when he lived in his villa in Kyoto, Ogura villa.
This collection of poems is familiar to everyone, and it has had great influence on the Japanese people’s appreciation of waka.
I also memorized this poems when I was an elementary school student.
2.Visitor Information
When you go to Enrian Temple, let’s be careful about the following points.
①Time-limited special admission
This temple is opened to the public only at the time of colored leaves (From November to early December).
Open：From November 1 to December 7
*Special admission period is may become changed every year.
②An entrance is hard to find.
I think that you get lost when you check an entrance in GoogleMap.
An entrance is displayed in the north side by GoogleMap.
However, a real entrance is the south side.
3.Colored leaves of Enrian Temple
Peak of the autumn leaves:Mid November – Early December
I went on December 6, and there was not so many tourist on that day.
The condition of the colored leaves in that day was approximately over 100%.
(The leaf has begun to already fall.)
However, in this temple, the scenery of the fallen leaves are also beautiful.
From this point on, let’s watch a photo and video of Enrian Temple’s autumn leaves.
■Youtube：厭離庵(京都･嵐山)の境内：Enri-an (Arashiyama, Kyoto)
■Photo
How did you like it?
The scenery of the fallen leaves is beautiful, too.
Next, let’s watch the highlight of Enrian Temple!!
4.The highlights of Enrian Temple
- 山門:San-mon gate (Temple gate)
- 時雨亭:Shigure-tei
- 書院と庭園:Shoin (Study hall) and Garden
- 本堂:Hon-do hall (Main temple)
- 定家塚:Teika’s mound
●山門:
This is San-mon gate (Temple gate) which is the entrance of this temple.
It is a very small gate.
●時雨亭:Shigure-tei
This is a tea house called ‘Shigure-tei‘ which was rebuilt in 1923.
This building was rebuilt in reference to the Shoin (Study hall) of the period of FUJIWARA no Teika.
●書院と庭園:Shoin (Study hall) and Garden
This is Shoin (Study hall).
There is a garden in front of the Shoin (Study hall).
The scenery of the fallen leaves is very beautiful.
●本堂:Hon-do hall (Main temple)
This is the Hon-do hall (Main temple).
Because typhoon destroyed this building in 1950, it was rebuilt in 1953.
●定家塚:Teika’s mound
This is the Teika’s mound.
FUJIWARA no Teika is worshiped.
5.Goshuin(The stamp of shrine or temple) of Enrian Temple
This Temple’s Sumigaki(The words which was written with a sumi(black ink)) is the 31-syllable Japanese poem which FUJIWARA no Teika wrote.
“来ぬ人を まつほの浦の 夕なぎに 焼くや藻塩(もしほ)の 身もこがれつつ“
“Like the salt sea-weed, Burning in the evening calm. On Matsuo’s shore, All my being is aflame, Awaiting her who does not come.”
6.How to get to Enrian Temple
The nearest station of Enrian Temple is “Randen Arashiyama Station” or “JR Saga-Arashiyama Station”.
■Route Example (From Osaka station)
■Route Example (From Namba station)
■Route Example (From Kyoto station)
■Randen Arashiyama Station→Enrian Temple
We go on foot or by bus from Randen Arashiyama Station to Enrian Temple.
An entrance is hard to find, please be careful.
■When you go on foot from Randen Arashiyama Station
It’s about 30 minutes (1.5km).
■When you get on a bus from Randen Arashiyama Station
Timetable and Route Search of bus
[Timetable]Route No.28
Bus company：Kyoto City Bus
Routes/Destination：28(Bound for Daikakuji Temple)
Boarding bus stop：Arashiyama Tenryuji-mae (Tenryuji Temple)
Alighting bus stop：Saga Shakado-mae
Bus fare：230 yen
Time required：About 6 min
■When you take a taxi
From Kyoto Station：3,970 yen ~ 4,880 yen (about 25 minutes)
From Gion-Shijo Station：3,810 yen ~ 4,640 yen (about 25 minutes)
From Arashiyama Station：770 yen ~880 yen (about 5 minutes)
・Let’s show a taxi driver the following phrase.
・If you want to call a taxi, let’s show the following phrase.
[Phone number of taxi dispatch : Around the Kyoto Station]*Japanese text only.
How did you like it?
Please try to go to this temple!!
Have a nice trip! ( *´艸｀)
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