Daikaku-ji, Buddhist temple in Sagano district, Kyoto
Daikaku-ji Temple includes multiple buildings connected by elevated wooden walkways, with sliding doors decorated by paintings from the Kano school.
The temple began as Emperor Saga's imperial villa in the early 800s and transformed into a Buddhist temple in 876 under Princess Masako's direction.
The temple maintains the headquarters of Saga Goryu school of ikebana, teaching traditional Japanese flower arrangement methods through regular classes and exhibitions.
Located 15 minutes by foot from JR Saga-Arashiyama Station, the temple opens daily from 9:00 to 17:00 with separate admission fees for buildings and gardens.
Osawa Pond, created over 1200 years ago as Japan's first artificial lake, remains an original example of Chinese-influenced garden design for boat appreciation.
Location: Ukyō Ward
Inception: 876
Founders: Seishi-naishinnō, Tsunesada-shinnō
Part of: Shingon sect eighteen Motoyama, Kinki Thirty-six Fudoson Sacred Ground, Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi
Address: 京都府京都市右京区嵯峨大沢町4
Website: https://daikakuji.or.jp/english
GPS coordinates: 35.02824,135.67774
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:37
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