The interior of Gion-kaku is open to the public as part of the “Kyoto Summer Journey 2026” campaign.
The walls, extending from the first floor to the top floor, feature colorful Buddhist murals.
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Dai-Un-in Temple 大雲院
It is usually closed to the public, but was specially opened for the “Kyoto Summer Travel 2026” campaign.It was founded to mourn the souls of Oda Nobunaga and Nobutada.Gionkaku is designed in the image of a Gion Festival float, and the 360-degree panoramic view of Kyoto from the top was absolutely breathtaking.
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Rokuo-in Temple2 （鹿王院2）
Bush clover is in bloom in the garden. Although it is still a bit early, some of the autumn foliage is already starting to turn color.
The autumn colors should reach their peak around the middle of November.
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Rokuo-in Temple （鹿王院）
Rokuo-in Temple is located in the Saga area of Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, about a five-minute walk from Rokuou-in Station on the Randen line.
It is said to have been founded by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the third shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate, who prayed there for a long life.
In addition to housing numerous historical treasures, the temple boasts a magnificent garden that incorporates the scenery of Mount Arashiyama as a borrowed landscape.
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Taizo-in Temple2（退蔵院2）
The “Yokouen” strolling pond garden offers particularly magnificent scenery.
I was also able to hear the actual sound of the *suikinkutsu* (water harp cave).
It was a peaceful moment.
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