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Temples

Jissoin

Area

North



Highlight
Jissoin is a temple belonging to an independent sect of Buddhism called Tendai, founded by a priest named Joki in 1229. The walk-in type garden of Momoyama period (1568-1600) style and the rock garden on the eastern side of the guest hall are well worth seeing.


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Jissoin is a temple belonging to an independent sect of Buddhism called Tendai, founded by a priest named Joki in 1229. In Often cases the head priest would have blood relation to the emperor. The walk-in type garden of the Momoyama period (1568-1600) style and the rock garden on the eastern side of the guest halls are well worth seeing. The statue of Fudo Myo-o, the buddhist deity of fierce spirit, and the mortuary tablets to emperors and other members of the upper class are housed in the temple.


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Temples

Jissoin

Area

North

Open

9:00am to
5:00pm

Admission

500 Yen
Jr. Highschool & Elementary: 250 Yen

Address

121 Agura-cho Iwakura Sakyo-ku

Tel No.

+81-75-781-5464

URL

http://www.jissoin.com/

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