Saiju-ji, Buddhist temple in Ukyō-ku, Japan

Saiju-ji is a Jōdo-shū temple in Narutaki Izutani-chō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, with the mountain name Sensoku-san. It was founded as a nunnery by the monk Tainaka Shōnin. Within the grounds is a scattering site for ashes built in 2006, where a suikinkutsu makes the sound of water audible in place of the Heart Sutra.

Saiju-ji is a Jodo sect temple founded by the monk Tainin, who established it as a nunnery. Its mountain name, Sengoku-san, derives from the Sengoku (Izumi Valley) location in Narutaki, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto. The temple later became known for a large Nehan-zu painting donated in the Edo period, which was restored and completed in February 2007.

Saiju-ji is a Jōdo-shū nunnery, founded by the monk Tannichu Shōnin, so the residents are nuns rather than monks. In 2006 a scattering ground for ashes was created within the precincts, and in one corner a suikinkutsu lets visitors hear the sound of water instead of the Heart Sutra.

Since 2006, for security reasons, the main hall can only be viewed from the outside. Viewing is possible from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is free of charge. The temple is reached from Narutaki Station on the Keifuku Kitano Line, or by city bus to Fukuoji.

In 2006 a scattering ground for ashes was created within the precincts, and in one corner stands a suikinkutsu: a buried jar where water drips and its sound in the hollow replaces the Heart Sutra for those who listen.