Honryū-ji (本隆寺)

Honryū-ji (本隆寺)

Honryu-ji (本隆寺) is a large(ish) temple complex in the north-west centre of Kyoto. It has several sub-temples clustered around it but none of them is visitable. In fact, even the main temple buildings are closed with the exception of the main hall. Combined to the lack of other sights in the area this makes Honryu-ji not very attractive for the tourist but you may want to stop here if you're walking by.

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Nearby: Uhō-in 雨宝院 (70m), Shakuzo-ji 石像寺 (420m), the Fujita House 藤田家住宅 (440m), Myōren-ji 妙蓮寺 (500m), Jōfuku-ji 浄福寺 (570m), Daihōon-ji 大報恩寺 (610m), Hōkyō-ji 宝鏡寺 (620m), Seimei Jinja 晴明神社 (620m), Honpō-ji 本法寺 (680m), Takeisao-jinja 建勲神社 (810m),...

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Keywords: Japan, 日本, Japon, Kyoto, 京都, 下京, 中京, 上京, Honryu-ji, temple, 本隆寺, 寺院, 仏閣

Statistics: visited on 2 occasions, id 432, 6 photos.

Photos of Honryū-ji:

Red window on a temple granary
Wall made of recycled temple roof tiles
Wooden temple terrace with giboshi corner pillar, Honryu-ji temple, Kyoto, Japan
Hydrangea starting to bloom in Honryu-ji temple, Kyoto, Japan
Pink hydrangea flower detail, Honryu-ji temple, Kyoto, Japan