Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Kyoto, Japan

Chion-in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan is the headquarters of the Jōdo-shū founded by Hōnen (1133–1212), who proclaimed that sentient beings are reborn in Amida Buddha's Western Paradise by reciting the nembutsu, Amida Buddha's name.

Wikipedia: Chion-in (EN)

Isshinin is a temple of the Jodo sect in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, and the main temple of the Jodo sect. The name of the mountain is Gunsensan. The honzon is Amitabha. It is surrounded by many of the grounds of Chion-in, but it is a separate temple independent of the temple.

Wikipedia: 一心院 (JA)

Anyoji is a Jishu temple located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. Its mountain name is Jienzan, and its principal image is Amida Nyorai. It is situated at the northeastern corner of Maruyama Park, at the foot of the Higashiyama mountains in the Kyoto basin. It is also said to be the Yoshimizu Kousan associated with Honen Shonin and Shinran Shonin.

Wikipedia: 安養寺 (京都市東山区) (JA)

Chorakuji is a Jishu (Yugyo-ha) temple located in Maruyama-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. Its mountain name is Odaizan. The principal image is Junsei Kannon. It is situated southeast of Maruyama Park. The former precincts were vast, including most of Maruyama Park and a large part of the Otani family temple (Higashi Otani) of the Honganji sect. It is the 7th temple of the 33 Kannon sacred sites in Kyoto.

Wikipedia: 長楽寺 (京都市) (JA)

Sourinji Temple is a Tendai sect temple located in Wajio-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. The mountain name is Ryoju-san (or Kintama-san). The temple's name is correctly referred to as Sharasōju-in. The main deities are Yakushi Nyorai and Daisei Kanki-ten.

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Maruyama Park is a park in Kyoto, Japan. It is noted as the main center for cherry blossom viewing in Kyoto, and can get extremely crowded at that time of year (April). The park's star attraction is a weeping cherry tree (shidarezakura) which becomes lit up at night. It also becomes busy in the New Year's Eve Festivals.

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Guanyin is a common Chinese name of the bodhisattva associated with compassion known as Avalokiteśvara. Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means "[The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World". Due to sociogeographical factors, Guanyin can be historically depicted as genderless or adorning an androgynous apprentice. On the 19th day of the sixth lunar month, Guanyin's attainment of Buddhahood is celebrated. Guanyin has been appropriated by other religions, including Taoism and Chinese folk religion.

Wikipedia: Guanyin (EN)

Miyazaki Yūzen , also known as Miyazaki Yūzensai or Yūzenzai (友禅斎), was a Japanese fan painter who perfected the yūzen fabric dyeing technique.

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Yasaka Shrine , once called Gion Shrine , is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri, the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage. The Yasaka shrine is dedicated to Susanoo in the tradition of the Gion faith as its chief kami, with his consort Kushinadahime on the east, and eight offspring deities on the west. The yahashira no mikogami include Yashimajinumi no kami, Itakeru no kami, Ōyatsuhime no kami, Tsumatsuhime no kami, Ōtoshi no kami, Ukanomitama no kami, Ōyatsuhiko no kami, and Suseribime no mikoto.

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Le musée des kanjis (漢字博物館, Kanji myūjiamu), officiellement nommé Japan Kanji Museum & Library (漢検 漢字博物館・図書館, Kanken kanji hakubutsukan toshokan), est un musée situé dans l'arrondissement Higashiyama de Kyoto, au Japon. Ouvert depuis juin 2016, il est entièrement consacré aux caractères chinois qui structurent une partie de la forme écrite de la langue japonaise.

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Emperor Sutoku was the 75th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

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Entokuin is a Rinzai sect temple of Kenninji located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. It is a sub-temple of Kodaiji. The main deity is Shakyamuni Buddha. It is known for being the residence of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's legal wife, Kita no Mandokoro, in her later years, and is also said to be the place of her demise. The three-faced Daikokuten housed there is believed to be Hideyoshi's personal deity.

Wikipedia: 圓徳院 (JA)

Kōdai-ji , formally identified as Jubuzan Kōdai-ji , is a temple of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan—the largest subtemple of the Kennin-ji branch.

Wikipedia: Kōdai-ji (EN), Website