Jizoin temple
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TEL : 075-381-3407 Address : 23 Yamadakitanocho, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto Access :JR Kyoto Station > (Kyoto bus number 73) > Kokedera Suzumushidera bus stop > 3 minutes walk Parking : Parking available for 5 cars Hours : Opning 9:00 – Closing 16:00 (Last entry 15:40) (Closed on Thursdays and Fridays / Closed on Mondays and Thursdays in July and August) Entrance fee : 1000 yen |
About Jizoin temple
This temple was founded in 1367 by the Sengoku-period warlord Hosokawa Yoriyuki. This is also the temple where Zen Master Ikkyu – famous from Japanese folktales – spent his childhood.
It is called “Bamboo Temple” because a great deal of bamboo grows there.
