Yatdera
📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · 523 Yata-cho, Sanjo-agaru, Tenjingumi-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
10:00–16:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
This temple in Nakagyo has long served as a sanctuary for expectant mothers and those hoping to conceive. The compassionate presence of Fudo Myoo and Kannon Bodhisattva blesses the arrival of new life with divine grace. Generations of grateful mothers have offered thanks here after safe deliveries, and the temple continues to illuminate the path toward motherhood and the profound joys of nurturing and raising cherished children.
Benefits
safe deliveryfertilitychild blessing