【Feasting on Yudofu】
Rakuto course linked up by philosopher’ s Walk

Ginkaku-ji Temple

This was the country retreat of Yoshimasa Ashikaga the 8th shogun of the Muromachi shogunate and it was later converted into a temple, formally known as Jisho-ji Temple. The two-storey ]is representative of architecture from the Higashiyama culture. However, the building is not coated in silver leaf but in urushi, or lacquer. Meanwhile, the Togudo building is said to be the forerunner of the teahouse used in tea ceremonies. Some say that the landscape gardener Zenami created the garden, with the miniature moon-viewing mountain "Kogetsudai" and the two sand piles "Ginshaden", and famed for its use of the nature of Higashiyama as a backdrop. This temple was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1994. Nearly all the grounds are packed sandy soil that easy to move across but some of the paths are narrow so caution is required.

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Eikando Temple

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Known for its scarlet maple leaves, Eikando is the Jodo-shu Seizan Zenrin-ji School Head Temple. Founded by a disciple of Kobodaishi (Kukai) in the Heian period, It started out as a Zenrin-ji temple. The monk Yokan Risshi popularized the "nenbutsu" prayer to Amida Buddha, thus, it is said, the temple took the Chinese characters from his name. The temple is famous for its Amitabha statue looking back. With the wide-ranging backdrop of Higashiyama mountains, the temple grounds are filled with color throughout the seasons thanks to its many varied maples.

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Nanzen-ji Temple

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During Yoshimitsu Ashikaga's days in power, this temple held the highest status in Kyoto, presiding over the gozan temples (five great temples of Kyoto). The Hojo (national treasure), or abbots chambers, are divided into large and small ones, with Kohojo (small abbot chamber) being famed for a sliding-door painting of Tiger Drinking Water by Tanyu Kano. Whereas, the Ohojo is famed for its front garden, a dry landscape one by Enshu Kobori, commonly known as Crossing of the Tiger Cubs Garden, which is regarded as a representative work of the early Edo period. Wheelchairs are available for people who have difficulty walking to enjoy the temple.

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Suirokaku

Subway Tozai Line Keage Station

Toilet inside (beyond tkt barrier) of 　Subway Keage Sta. ▶See details

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