One of the best things about visiting Chion-in, aside from making it to one of my bucket list locations, is the fact that I got to experience a magnificent area full of history. This location is no doubt one of the best temple locations in Read More …
With such a big location, Chion-in is known for its lush greenery. There are two gardens one can enjoy, Yuzen’en Garden (to the right of Sanmon) and Hojo Garden (towards the back). Yuzen’en Garden costs Y300 and Hojo Garden (Y400). Deduct half the price for Read More …
In the first part of my post about Chion-in, the large temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, I wrote about how it was the headquarters for Jodo-shu and how it was founded by Honen. But like many temples in Japan, the originals were often destroyed during a Read More …
Located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, is Chion-in (which translates to Monastery of Gratitude). The location is the headquarters of the Jodo-shu (Pure Land Sect) founded by Honen (1133-1212) who proclaimed that sentinient beings are reborn in Amida Buddha’s Western Paradise by reciting the Nembutsu (Amida Buddha’s Read More …
I know that Kyoto is a beautiful place with many wonderful places to visit. Especially in the Higashiyama area, where many temples and shrines are located. But some may be wondering about the following signs warning about a wild monkey. Well, it appears that the Read More …