Place of worship
Hosenin
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Tips from locals
Hosen-in in Ohara to the north east of Kyoto is known for the beauty of its spectacularly tranquil garden and autumn foliage in season. Hosen-in Temple is a sub-temple of nearby Shorin-in, like neighboring Jikko-in Temple, and is a Tendai sect temple of Japanese Buddhism. Hosen-in is also one of the so-called "Bloody Temples of Kyoto," with part of its ceiling made up of blood-stained wooden floorboards taken from Fushimi Castle after its last defenders, loyal to warlord Ieyasu Tokugawa, committed ritual suicide when the castle was stormed in 1600.
Hosen-in in Ohara to the north east of Kyoto is known for the beauty of its spectacularly tranquil garden and autumn foliage in season. Hosen-in Temple is a sub-temple of nearby Shorin-in, like neighboring Jikko-in Temple, and is a Tendai sect temple of Japanese Buddhism. Hosen-in is also one of t…
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Location
187 Ōharashōrininchō
Kyoto, Kyoto