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1Subway Karasuma Line Gojo Sta.
2Nishi-honganji Temple
When the sect founder Shinran Shonin died, he was buried in a graveyard established at Otani on Higashiyama, but then enshrined in a newly erected mausoleum called Otani-byodo, located north of Yoshimizu, Higashiyama.
Ryukoku Museum |
Standing right next to Nishi-Hongan-ji Temple, this museum was opened by Ryukoku University (founded some 370 years ago) with the aim of deepening understanding of and enabling research of Buddhist culture.
3Higashi-Honganji Temple
This is the main temple of the Otani sect of Shinshu, and is fondly known in Kyoto as "Ohigashi-san". In 1602, I eyasu Tokugawa split up the Hongan-ji temple, giving land to the holy priest Kyonyo for him to build the Higashi Hongan-ji Temple.
4Shoseien Garden
Shoseien Garden
5Moto-Rikyu Nijo Castle
This castle was built by Ieyasu Tokugawa in 1603. The third shogun Iemitsu moved the remnants of Fushimi Castle here and extended the castle to its present size. It runs approximately 500 meters east-west and 400meters north-south, and is surrounded by a moat.
7Subway Tozai Line Nijojo-mae Sta.
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