【An undeveloped woodland area near a village where temples and nature are harmonized 】
Ohara walking course
Distance Approx. 4km
Time Approx. 3hr
Start!
１Ohara Kyoto City Bus
２Sanzenin
In the Enryaku period(782-806), Saicho (founder of the Tendai sect) built a small thatched retreat in Ohara, which was the star t of Sanzen-in and a link with the "east tower"(Enryaku-ji) of Mount Hiei. The main image is Yakushi Nyorai (healing Buddha), which is withheld from public view. From the Shinden hall the Ojo-Goraku-in Temple (the symbol of Ohara) can be glimpsed amidst a vista of moss and giant cedar trees.
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３Jakkoin
This is a nunnery of the Tendai sect, said to have been built in the year 594 by Prince Shotoku as a memorial for his father, Emperor Yomei.
It is also famous for being the location where Kenreimon-in, daughter of Taira no Kiyomori, empress-consort of Emperor Takakura, and mother of Emperor Antoku, lived her secluded life 800 years ago.
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４Ohara Kyoto City Bus
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