Taiunji Temple

📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · 32 Fukakusa Hotouji Yamama-cho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City

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Hours

9:00–17:00

Fee

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Available

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About

MountainKitayama

SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school

PrincipalKannon Bosatsu

Founded1397

FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu

HeritageUNESCO World Heritage

Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/

History

An ancient temple standing in the Fukakusa district, it has accumulated centuries of prayers and devotion. True to its name meaning 'tower temple,' it has been beloved by Kyoto's people as a place where faith reaches toward the heavens. Known as a place of practice where one faces their own heart in silence.