Zuishin-in, Buddhist temple in Yamashina-ku, Japan.
Zuishin-in is a Buddhist temple in Yamashina-ku, a quiet district east of central Kyoto, registered as a historic site of Japan. The temple grounds hold a plum garden with around 200 trees of different varieties, including deep red mountain plums and pale pink types that open their flowers in March.
Ninkai founded the temple in 991 under the name Gyuhi-zan Mandara-ji. After destruction during the Onin War, the building was reconstructed in 1599 and has carried its current name since then.
The site carries a close connection to Ono no Komachi, a poet from the Heian era, whose memorial tower and a ceremonial well called Keshō-i remain on the grounds. Visitors today see traces of this literary tradition in the structures that preserve the poet's memory.
The temple opens daily from 9:00 to 16:30, and the entrance fee is 500 yen for adults. From Ono Station, the grounds are about a five-minute walk through quiet residential streets.
Inside stand important Buddha statues, including a seated Amida figure crafted by the sculptor Jōchō. Another statue, the Kongōsatta by Kaikei, also dates from the Heian era and shows the artistic tradition of that period.
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