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Japan

Jingo-ji

Buddhist temple House of prayer Important Cultural Property of Japan Place of worship

Jingo-ji, Buddhist temple in Takao, Kyoto, Japan

Description

Jingo-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, set on Mount Takao within a dense forest. The complex includes several halls with curved roofs, stone lanterns lining the paths, and a two-story pagoda rising among tall cedars.

History

Wake no Kiyomaro founded the temple in 824 after receiving religious teachings from Kukai and Saicho. Centuries later, the complex experienced several reconstructions following fires, with many buildings dating from the Edo period.

Culture

Visitors come to throw kawarake, small clay discs that sail over the forested slopes from a platform, symbolically carrying worries away. The temple displays bright red maple trees in autumn that stand out against the dark wooden buildings and draw many photographers.

Practical

The climb from the Takao bus stop takes about twenty minutes up a steep stone staircase through the forest. The complex opens in the morning and closes in the late afternoon, with the path becoming slippery during rain.

Did you know?

The main hall preserves a wooden statue of Yakushi Nyorai from the Heian period, counted among Japan's National Treasures. Monks still hold prayers in the early morning hours when mist hangs between the trees and bells ring through the valley.

Location

Ukyō Ward

Inception

824

Founders

Wake no Kiyomaro

Fee

Yes

Charge

1000 JPY; 500 JPY

Part of

18 pagodes et temples bouddhistes, 49 svetih mest Saigokuja Jakušija, Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi

Address

京都府京都市右京区梅ヶ畑高雄町5

Opening Hours

Monday-Sunday 09:00-16:00

Phone

+81758611769

Website

http://jingoji.or.jp

GPS coordinates

35.05502,135.67087

Latest update

December 14, 2025 18:40

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