Discover a Quiet and Peaceful side of Kyoto
Kōsan-ji Temple is also famous as the first place in Japan where tea was cultivated, and there is a monument on the temple grounds that reads “Japan’s oldest tea plantation.” Visitors can also enjoy matcha green tea.
Tea Room
Matcha tea and Japanese sweets
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Kōzan-ji Temple is an ancient temple founded in 774.
It possesses many treasures, including the “Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga” (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and People), which is said to be the oldest Manga in Japan.
“Chōjū” refers to familiar animals such as birds and beasts, and “giga” means a picture drawn in a humorous or entertaining way.
“Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga”
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About a kilometer upstream along the Hozugawa River from the
Togetsukyo Bridge in Arashiyama, you can see a mystical landscape completely different from the hustle and bustle of Arashiyama.
The temple built on a cliff overlooking the Hozugawa River is Daihikaku
Senko-ji Temple.
The founder of Senkoji Temple, Suminokura Ryōi (1554-1614), was
a wealthy merchant who invested his personal fortune in the development of the Ōi River and Takase River in Kyoto, making a significant contribution to the development of Kyoto’s economy.
Daihikaku Senko-ji Temple
Location
This is Enko-ji Temple, located in the northeast of Kyoto City.
In May, the fresh green leaves are incredibly beautiful, known as “green maple leaves.”
This temple is said to have been founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu, who established the Edo Shogunate.
He established this Temple in Fushimi as a place of learning to promote the development of education within Japan, and later moved it to this location.
Here, we can experience Zen meditation.
Enko-ji Temple
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This building is the former residence of Professor Komai, known as the
“Dawin of Japan.”
It is located in a quiet area along the beautiful Shirakawa Canal.
In Kyoto, many historical buildings like this one, which were the residences of famous people, are preserved.
Komai Family Residence
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