Jizo-in Temple, located in Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City, is a nonsectarian temple of the Rinzai sect.
Because it is surrounded by a bamboo grove, it’s also known as Take no Tera (a temple of bamboo).
And This temple is designated as the cultural assets environmental conservation district of Kyoto-shi.
This temple is also connected with the Zen priest Ikkyu Sojun who is known as “Ikkyuu’s Sayings”.
(It is said that he practiced asceticism here, during his childhood.)
Jizo-in which is the name of this temple comes from Jizo Bosatsu (Jizo Bodhisattva) which is the principal idol of this temple.
Contents:
- About Jizo-in Temple
- Visitor Information
- Bamboo forest of Jizo-in Temple
- Colored leaves of Jizo-in Temple
- Highlights of Jizo-in Temple
- Goshuin of Jizo-in Temple
- How to get to Jizo-in Temple
1.About Jizo-in Temple
Open：9:00~16:30
Admission Fee：500 yen(Adult), 300 yen(High school student or younger)
Address：23, Yamada Kitanocho, Nishikyo-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 615-8285, Japan
Phone Number：+81-75‐381‐3417
Foundation：1367
Founder：Yoriyuki HOSOKAWA
Sect：Nonsectarian temple of the Rinzai sect
Principal image：Jizo Bosatsu (Jizo Bodhisattva)
Jizo-in Temple, located in Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City, is a nonsectarian temple of the Rinzai sect.
This temple’s sango (literally, “mountain name”), which is the title prefixed to the name of a Buddhist temple, is Kinugasayama.
This temple is designated as the cultural assets environmental conservation district of Kyoto-shi.
This temple was founded in 1367 by Yoriyuki HOSOKAWA who was a Bakufu Kanrei (shogun deputy) between the Northern and Southern Courts period and the Muromachi
period.
He is a prime person of the Northern side in the Period of the Northern and Southern Court.
And he assisted the third Shogun of the Muromachi bakufu, Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA of the early childhood, and negotiated the reconciliatory negotiation with the south side as a representative of the north sides.
An admission fee is 500 yen (Adult).
2.Visitor Information
When you go to Jizo-in Temple, let’s be careful about the following points.
・Photography is basically prohibited in Hojo and the garden.
(On the day when I visited, photography was OK exceptionally.)
Let’s follow a rule.
3.Bamboo forest of Jizo-in Temple
The vest highlight of Jizo-in Temple is bamboo forest.
From this point on, let’s watch a photo of Jizo-in Temple’s bamboo forest.
4.Colored leaves of Jizo-in Temple
Next, let’s watch a photo of Jizo-in Temple’s autumn leaves.
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The contrast of bamboo forest and colored leaves were very beautiful.
Next, let’s watch the highlight of Jizo-in Temple!!
5.Highlights of Jizo-in Temple
- 総門:So-mon gate (Main gate)
- 本堂:Hon-do hall (Main temple)
- 開福稲荷大明神:Kaifuku Inari Daimyojin Shrin
- 中門:Chu-mon gate
- 方丈と庭園(十六羅漢の庭):Hojo (Abbot’s Quarters) and 16 Rakan’s garden
- 細川頼之 墓所:Grave of Yoriyuki HOSOKAWA
●総門:So-mon gate (Main gate)
This is the So-mon gate (Main gate).
●本堂:Hon-do hall (Main temple)
This is the Hon-do hall (Main temple).
Jizo Bosatsu (Jizo Bodhisattva) which is the principal image of this temple is enshrined in this building.
●開福稲荷大明神:Kaifuku Inari Daimyojin Shrin
This is the Kaifuku Inari Daimyojin Shrin which has the divine favor of good-luck.
●中門:Chu-mon gate
This is the Chu-mon gate.
There are the Hojo and the garden in the other side of the Chu-mon gate.
●方丈と庭園(十六羅漢の庭):Hojo (Abbot’s Quarters) and 16 Rakan’s garden
・Photography is basically prohibited in Hojo and the garden.
(On the day when I visited, photography was OK exceptionally.)
This is the Hojo.
The 16 Rakan’s garden to look at from the Hojo.
This garden is a Hiraniwa-style Karesansui garden.
Because 16 stones put in this garden looks like the Rakan, it is called 16 Rakan’s garden.
●細川頼之 墓所:Grave of Yoriyuki HOSOKAWA
This is a grave of Yoriyuki HOSOKAWA who is the founder of this temple.
This is the simple grave where only native rocks were piled up.
6.Goshuin of Jizo-in Temple
This Temple’s Sumigaki(The words which was written with a sumi(black ink)) is “本来無一物(Honrai-mu-ichimotsu)” which is the sentence of the sacred book of the Zen Buddhism.
This sentence means “all things are essentially nothingness”.
7.How to get to Jizo-in Temple
The nearest station of Jizo-in Temple is “Hankyu Arashiyama Line Matsuo Taisha Station”.
(We can also go by bus from “JR Kyoto Station”, “Hankyu Karasuma Station” and “Hankyu Arashiyama Station”.)
■Route Example (From Osaka Station)
■Route Example (From Namba Station)
■Route Example (From Kyoto Station)
■Hankyu Arashiyama Line Matsuo Taisha Station→Jizo-in Temple
About 30 minutes(1.5 km) on foot.
■From Kyoto Station (by Kyoto bus)
Timetable and Route Search of bus
[Timetable]Route No.73
Bus company：Kyoto Bus
Routes/Destination：73(Bound for Kokedera Temple, Suzumushidera Temple)
Boarding bus stop：Kyoto Sta. [C6]
Alighting bus stop：Kokedera Temple, Suzumushidera Temple
Bus fare：230 yen
Time required：About 50 min
■From Hankyu Karasuma Station (by Kyoto bus)
Timetable and Route Search of bus
[Timetable]Route No.73
Bus company：Kyoto Bus
Routes/Destination：73(Bound for Kokedera Temple, Suzumushidera Temple)
Boarding bus stop：Shijo Karasuma
Alighting bus stop：Kokedera Temple, Suzumushidera Temple
Bus fare：230 yen
Time required：About 40 min
■From Hankyu Arashiyama Station (by Kyoto bus)
Timetable and Route Search of bus
[Timetable]Route No.73
Bus company：Kyoto Bus
Routes/Destination：73(Bound for Kokedera Temple, Suzumushidera Temple)
Boarding bus stop：Hankyu Arashiyama Sta.
Alighting bus stop：Kokedera Temple, Suzumushidera Temple
Bus fare：230 yen
Time required：About 10 min
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