Discover a Quiet and Peaceful side of Kyoto
Zuiho-in is a sub-temple within the Daitoku-ji complex in Kyoto’s Kita Ward, offering a remarkably quiet and serene atmosphere. It features a *karesansui* (dry landscape) garden designed by the renowned Showa-era landscape architect Mirei Shigemori. The temple was founded by the Christian *daimyo* Otomo Sorin and is also famous for the “Kanmin-tei” garden, which contains a hidden stone arrangement shaped like a cross.
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Shoden-ji Temple is particularly famous for its garden, which incorporates Mount Hiei into its scenery; however, the approach to the temple is always quiet and offers a wonderful sense of nature, making it highly recommended.
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Sanzen-in Temple offers many highlights; among them, the bamboo grove along the approach and the moss gardens—featuring the famous *Warabe Jizo* (child-like stone statues)—are particularly renowned.
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The buildings within the Kyoto Imperial Palace preserve the style of traditional Japanese court architecture, and visitors can tour structures such as the Shishinden, Seiryoden, Kogosho, and Ogakumonjo.
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In Kyoto, a traditional event known as the “Rokujizo-meguri” (Pilgrimage to the Six Jizo Statues) takes place on August 22 and 23; participants visit six temples to pray for the safety of their families and good health. This custom, which has continued for 800 years, involves visiting six Jizo statues enshrined along the six old highways that served as the gateways to the capital of Kyoto.
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