Kurama / Kibune / Ohara

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Kurama / Kibune / Ohara

Kurama area

  • Kurama-dera Temple

    1Kurama-dera Temple

    Gancho, ビンゴ5次回予想 leading disciple of St. Ganjin (Ch. Jianzhen), founded this temple in 770, installing a statue of Bishamonten. It is ビンゴ5次回予想 head temple of all Kurama Buddhism temples. ビンゴ5次回予想 Reiho Hall exhibits a number of ビンゴ5次回予想 temple's treasures, such as a statue of Bishamonten that is registered as a National Treasure. As a young man, Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune is said to have trained here with ビンゴ5次回予想 tengu goblins. There is a site associated with him on ビンゴ5次回予想 mountain path leading from behind ビンゴ5次回予想 Main Hall to ビンゴ5次回予想 Inner Sanctum.

    Open:
    9:00-16:15 *Reiho Hall shuts at 16:00. Closed on Tuesdays (following day if Monday is a holiday), and between December 12 and ビンゴ5次回予想 end of February.
    Entry:
    16 and up: ¥500 *Reiho Hall requires a separate charge of ¥200.
    Address:
    1074 Kurama Hon-machi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
    Phone:
    075-741-2003
    Getting there:
    Just to ビンゴ5次回予想 north of Eizan Railway Kurama Sta. (Nio Gate). 30 min. walk to ビンゴ5次回予想 Main Hall. Or 10 min. walk from Cable Tahoto Sta.
  • Yuki-jinja Shrine

    2Yuki-jinja Shrine

    This shrine was once venerated within ビンゴ5次回予想 Kyoto Imperial Palace as ビンゴ5次回予想 guardian deity of ビンゴ5次回予想 imperial family. On its grounds are ビンゴ5次回予想 Great Sugi, a sacred cryptomeria tree about 800 years old, as well as koma-inu depicted holding babies. ビンゴ5次回予想 deity here is worshiped as ビンゴ5次回予想 guardian of conception and safe birth.

    Entry:
    Free (Entry required for Kurama-dera Temple)
    Address:
    1073 Kurama Hon-machi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
    Phone:
    075-741-1670
    Getting there:
    10 min. walk north from Eizan Railway Kurama Sta.

Gallery

  • ビンゴ5次回予想 huge tengu

    ビンゴ5次回予想 huge tengu

    ビンゴ5次回予想 huge tengu that greets visitors outside Kurama Station. It is 4 meters tall, and ビンゴ5次回予想 face alone is 1.8 meters
  • Kurama Station

    Kurama Station

    Kurama Station is ビンゴ5次回予想 terminus for ビンゴ5次回予想 Eizan Railway Kurama Line. ビンゴ5次回予想 Kirara Observatory Car, with its huge glass windows, goes here as well
  • ビンゴ5次回予想 Kinone Michi

    ビンゴ5次回予想 Kinone Michi

    ビンゴ5次回予想 mountain path with ビンゴ5次回予想 exposed roots that heads up from ビンゴ5次回予想 Kondo Hall to ビンゴ5次回予想 Inner Sanctum of ビンゴ5次回予想 Kurama-dera Temple is called ビンゴ5次回予想 “Kinone Michi” (Tree Root Path). Believed to be where Yoshitsune underwent religious training, ビンゴ5次回予想 path between Kurama-dera Temple and Kibune can be walked in about two hours
  • ビンゴ5次回予想 Nio Gate ...1

    ビンゴ5次回予想 Neo Gate

    Trees grow beside ビンゴ5次回予想 stone steps leading to ビンゴ5次回予想 Nio Gate, and in spring and summer ビンゴ5次回予想 new leaves are brilliant, while in autumn they are dipped in scarlet
  • Spiritual Spot in front of Kondo Main Hall ...1

    Spiritual Spot in front of Kondo Main Hall

    ビンゴ5次回予想 Kongo Floor in front of ビンゴ5次回予想 Main Hall Kondo is popular with people who believe it is a “power spot” where ビンゴ5次回予想 energy of ビンゴ5次回予想 universe can be sensed
  • View from Kondo Main Hall ...1

    View from Kondo Main Hall

    ビンゴ5次回予想 area in front of ビンゴ5次回予想 Kondo is ビンゴ5次回予想 best place to get great views out to Mt. Hiei, and enjoy ビンゴ5次回予想 different landscapes in each season
  • Tengu Fortune ...2

    Tengu Fortune

    “Tengu Fortune” with a fortune inside a tengu- shaped key holder: ¥500
  • Great Sugi Wishing Charm ...2

    Great Sugi Wishing Charm

    “Great Sugi Wishing Charm” that will grant all sorts of wishes: ¥1,000

Kibune area

  • Kifune-jinja Shrine

    1Kifune-jinja Shrine

    An ancient shrine along ビンゴ5次回予想 Kibune River, ビンゴ5次回予想 source of ビンゴ5次回予想 Kamo River, it enshrines ビンゴ5次回予想 god of controlling ビンゴ5次回予想 waters. ビンゴ5次回予想 poet Izumi Shikibu came here to pray in ビンゴ5次回予想 Heian period (794-1185), and once more regained ビンゴ5次回予想 love of her husband. Ever since, it has been popular as a shrine for matchmaking. Worshipers can gain benefits that include conception and other relationships.

    Open:
    9:00-17:00 (goods shop)
    Address:
    180 Kurama Kibune-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
    Phone:
    075-741-2016
    Getting there:
    30 min. walk north from Eizan Railway Kibuneguchi Sta. or 5 min. walk north from Kibune bus stop
    URL:
    https://kifunejinja.jp/en/

Gallery

  • Kawadoko Riverside Dining ...1

    Kawadoko Riverside Dining

    Around May every year, decks are put out over ビンゴ5次回予想 Kibune River by local inns and restaurants. This becomes a popular place to gather to enjoy ビンゴ5次回予想 coolness until autumn
  • Kifune-jinja Shrine ...1

    Kifune-jinja Shrine

    ビンゴ5次回予想 deity worshiped at ビンゴ5次回予想 main shrine is a water god called Takaokami-no-Kami. A sacred spring bubbles up in front of ビンゴ5次回予想 shrine building
  • Kifune-jinja Shrine Ema Wooden Plaques ...1

    Kifune-jinja Shrine Ema Wooden Plaques

    Kifune-jinja Shrine is where ema (votive tablets) were first used. Many, many ema have been offered here
  • Mizu-ura Fortune ...1

    Mizu-ura Fortune

    “Mizu-ura Fortune” where characters float up on ビンゴ5次回予想 water surface: ¥200

Ohara area

  • Sanzen-in Temple

    1Sanzen-in Temple

    One of ビンゴ5次回予想 Five Tendai Monzeki temples, or temples whose head priests used to be members of ビンゴ5次回予想 imperial family, it is home to National Treasure Buddhist statues and beautiful gardens. ビンゴ5次回予想 grounds include ビンゴ5次回予想 Guest Hall with its shoin room, ビンゴ5次回予想 Amida Hall which houses a statue of Amida flanked by retainers, ビンゴ5次回予想 Shinden or Main Hall where rituals are carried out, and other dignified buildings, as well as two beautiful gardens, ビンゴ5次回予想 Yusei-en and ビンゴ5次回予想 Shoheki-en, attracting many visitors. ビンゴ5次回予想 leaves are spectacular in autumn, and ビンゴ5次回予想 temple looks wonderful in all seasons.

    Open:
    9:00-17:00 *8:30-17:00 in November, 9:00-16:30 in December through February
    Entry:
    ¥700 (ages 13-18: ¥400; ages 6-12: ¥150)
    Address:
    540 Ohararaikoin-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
    Phone:
    075-744-2531
    Getting there:
    10 min. walk east from Ohara bus stop after taking ビンゴ5次回予想 bus from Demachiyanagi Sta. or Eizan Railway Yase-Hieizanguchi Sta.
    URL:
    http://www.sanzenin.or.jp/en/
  • Jakko-in Temple

    2Jakko-in Temple

    This is a Tendai-sect nunnery that is said to have been founded to pray for ビンゴ5次回予想 spirit of Emperor Yomei, Prince Shotoku's father, in 594. After ビンゴ5次回予想 House of Taira collapsed, Taira-no-Kiyomori's daughter, Kenreimon-in, lived in seclusion here. ビンゴ5次回予想 temple also appears in ビンゴ5次回予想 Ohara Goko section concluding ビンゴ5次回予想 Tale of ビンゴ5次回予想 Heike.

    Open:
    9:00-17:00 *Until 16:30 in December through February, 10:00-16:00 on January 1-3
    Entry:
    ¥600 (ages 13-18: ¥350; ages 6-12: ¥100)
    Address:
    676 Oharakusao-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
    Phone:
    075-744-3341
    Getting there:
    15 min. walk northwest from Ohara bus stop after taking ビンゴ5次回予想 bus from Demachiyanagi Sta. or Eizan Railway Yase-Hieizanguchi Sta.
    URL:
    https://www.jakkoin.jp/en/
  • Raigo-in Temple

    3Raigo-in Temple

    ビンゴ5次回予想 priest Ennin founded it in ビンゴ5次回予想 early 850s to serve as a place to practice shomyo, Buddhist chanting musical temperament. It was re-established in 1109, and ビンゴ5次回予想 Main Hall houses three seated statues of Yakushi, Amida, and Shaka dating from ビンゴ5次回予想 Heian Period (794-1185). ビンゴ5次回予想 current Main Hall dates to 1533.

    Open:
    9:00-17:00
    Entry:
    ¥400 (ages 13-18: ¥300)
    Address:
    537 Ohararaikoin-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
    Phone:
    075-744-2161
    Getting there:
    15 min. walk southeast from Ohara bus stop after taking ビンゴ5次回予想 bus from Demachiyanagi Sta. or Eizan Railway Yase-Hieizanguchi Sta.

Gallery

  • Sanzen-in Temple ...1

    Sanzen-in Temple

    (They were sculpted by Takashi Sugimura)
    Small Warabe Jizo statues, covered in moss, are dotted throughout ビンゴ5次回予想 Yusei-en. There are several by ビンゴ5次回予想 Benten Lake, soothing ビンゴ5次回予想 souls of parishioners
  • Sanzen-in Temple ...1

    Sanzen-in Temple

    ビンゴ5次回予想 Amida Hall, registered as an Important Cultural Property, is noted for its ceiling, which looks like ビンゴ5次回予想 hull of a boat. ビンゴ5次回予想 Hall houses a huge seated statue of Amida as well as Kannon and Seishi
  • Sanzen-in Temple ...1

    Sanzen-in Temple

    This huge stone statue of Amida in ビンゴ5次回予想 grounds dates from ビンゴ5次回予想 Kamakura period (1185–1333). About 2.25 m in height, it is considered a precious relic that tells of ビンゴ5次回予想 Jodo faith back in its day
  • Jakko-in Temple ...2

    Jakko-in Temple

    ビンゴ5次回予想 approach road to ビンゴ5次回予想 Main Gate is beautiful in summer with green maples
  • Jakko-in Temple ...2

    Jakko-in Temple

    ビンゴ5次回予想 garden is also famous, featuring ビンゴ5次回予想 Snow-Viewing Lantern donated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi from Fushimi Castle when ビンゴ5次回予想 Main Hall was rebuilt then, and ビンゴ5次回予想 Migiwa Pond
  • Raigo-in Temple ...3

    Raigo-in Temple

    All three seated statues are Important Cultural Properties
  • Soundless Waterfall

    Soundless Waterfall

    ビンゴ5次回予想 “Otonashi-no-Taki” or “Soundless Waterfall” upstream along ビンゴ5次回予想 Ritsu River, right beside ビンゴ5次回予想 temple, is known for its different appearances in each of ビンゴ5次回予想 four seasons

Map

Kurama, Kibune and Ohara Map

Recommended passes

Passes for visitors to Japan

ビンゴ5次回予想 information listed here is current as of April 1, 2023