高台寺

高台寺
Kodaiji Temple 高台寺

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エリア：東山区 観光タイプ： 街並み・街歩き寺院・神社・城

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観光ジャンル： 日本の文化・政治・歴史

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日本の文化・政治・歴史

If you visit Kiyomizu-dera temple and then go down Sannen-zaka, Ninen-zaka and Nene-no-michi road to Yasaka-jinja shrine, it may be a good idea to drop by Kodai-ji temple.

The main attraction of the Rinzai Buddhist Sect temple would be a small garden with two ponds, and a couple of tea ceremony houses that are National Important Cultural Properties. If you were interested in tea ceremony houses or tea ceremony, this temple might be of a good choice. They also have a simple Karesansui garden in which they display non-traditional arts during limited period in Spring, Summer and Autumn.

History of Kodai-ji

After an actual ruler TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi (1537-1598) died, his wife Nene established this temple in 1606 to pray for the soul of her late husband. In 1624, the year when Nene passed away, they named Priest Sanko of Ken'nin-ji the founder of the temple and named the temple Kodai-ji after her Buddhist name "Kodai-in". The temple originally was grandeur but it suffered frequent fires after 1789 and now we can see only several of original buildings such as Kaisan-do, tea ceremony houses, etc. Those are important cultural properties of Japan.
(This information is based on a leaflet that the temple provide together with a ticket.)

How to get to Kodai-ji

*City Bus No. 206 from Kyoto Station or No 207 from Shijo-Kawaramachi to Higashiyama-Yasui bus stop and five minute walk toward East.

*20 minutes from Kiyomizu-dera temple or 5 minutes from Yasaka-jinja shrine on foot.

Hours and Admission

9:00-17:00

All except those listed below: 600 yen.
Junior High School Students (7th to 9th graders) and High school students: 250 yen.
Elementary school children (1st to 6th graders) and younger: free.
Normally, children must be accompanied by adults. Ask the temple beforehand if unaccompanied children wish to visit the temple.