Kizugawa City

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Kizugawa City, located at the southernmost tip of Kyoto Prefecture, flourished as a transportation hub adjacent to Heijo-kyo (Nara) in ancient times and remains a historical city with precious old temples and stone Buddhas dotted in quiet hamlets like "Tono-no-Sato." Especially Jyoruri-ji and Iwafune-ji, which possess National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, convey the aesthetics of the Heian period and are sacred sites not to be missed by Buddhist art fans. It also has an aspect as a cutting-edge science city, giving it a unique atmosphere where history and the future intersect. It is an area where you can fulfill your intellectual curiosity by touching the ancient Japanese form of prayer quietly living amidst idyllic rural landscapes and deep artistry.

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【Kaijusen-ji Temple】【Jindo-ji Temple】【Gansen-ji Temple】【Kunikyo】

Kizugawa City Tourism Association

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Kizugawa City Tourism Association

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Kizugawa City Tourism Association

Kizugawa City

Address: 23-1 Kamo-cho Unami Higashimaeda, Kizugawa-shi, Kyoto
Website: https://0774.or.jp/
Operator: Kizugawa City Tourism Association

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Gansen-ji Temple
Kaijusen-ji Temple
Jindo-ji Temple
Joruri-ji Temple

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Gansen-ji Temple

Located in the Tono area of Kizugawa City, Iwafune-ji is an ancient temple loved as a "Temple of Flowers" for being colored by flowers of each season. Especially the contrast between the vibrant vermilion "Three-storied Pagoda (Important Cultural Property)" and the blooming hydrangeas in early summer is exceptionally beautiful, serving as a perfect photo spot. The precincts are wrapped in silence, housing heavy Buddhist art such as a giant Amida Nyorai statue from the Heian period. Walking paths to visit stone Buddhas are also maintained in the surrounding mountains, where you can simultaneously feel the ancient people's faith and the...

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Kaijusen-ji Temple

Built atop a mountain overlooking Mika-no-hara, Kaijusan-ji is a historic temple known for its beautiful Kamakura-period "Five-storied Pagoda (National Treasure)." Although this pagoda is small at about 17.7 meters high, it is decorated with extremely sophisticated ornaments, and its architectural beauty is praised as one of the best in Japan. From the precincts, a magnificent panoramic view of the Kizu River flow and the villages of Yamashiro spreads out, offering an openness as if at a "Temple in the Sky." The silence of the sanctuary appearing at the end of an uphill climb and the original Japanese landscape spreading below...

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Jindo-ji Temple

Shindo-ji, nestled quietly in the mountains of Kizugawa City, is an ancient temple associated with Shugendo, said to have been opened by En-no-Gyoja after being guided by two child deities during training. Powerful Buddhist statues designated as Important Cultural Properties, such as the Zao Gongen statue, are enshrined here, and their mystical and strong energy overwhelms visitors. Here exists an untouched nature and deep silence that can only be tasted because it is not over-commercialized. It is a place for travelers seeking authentic historical exploration to touch the solemnity of Japanese mountain worship and the history of prayer protected since...

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Joruri-ji Temple

Symbolizing the "Tono-no-Sato" in Kizugawa City, Jyoruri-ji is a world-class famous temple with a breathtakingly beautiful garden and complex, said to reproduce the Heian-period Buddhist paradise on earth. The arrangement with the Three-storied Pagoda in the east and the main hall enshrining nine Amida Nyorai statues (National Treasures) in the west across a pond perfectly preserves the ideology of the time and is Japan's only such precious remnant. Especially the merciful brilliance emitted by the nine Amida statues lined in the main hall quietly purifies the viewer's heart. This space, where seasonal natural beauty and the world of salvation yearned...

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