Nison-in (二尊院)

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Nison-in (二尊院) was built around 840 under the patronage of Emperor Saga in the western hills of Arashiyama. Nison-in enjoyed a very good reputation and was one of the four temples that had mastered the court formalities to a point where it could host imperial Buddhist ceremonies. An illustration of this high status is the San-Tei Ryo, a cemetery containing the graves of three emperors: Tsuchimikado, Gosaga and Kameyama.

Recommended for: Access: 500 円

Nearby: Jōjakkō-ji 常寂光寺‎ (220m), Takiguchi-dera 滝口寺 (220m), Giyō-ji 祇王寺‎ (250m), the Rakushisha 落柿舎 (250m), Enri-an 厭離庵 (280m), Furoan フロアン (310m), Hōkyō-in 宝筺院 (470m), Shōkaku-ji 正覚寺 (500m), the Okochi Sansō villa 大河内山荘 (530m), the Bamboo alley 嵯峨竹林 (600m),...

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Keywords: Japan, 日本, Japon, Kyoto, 京都, arashiyama, 嵐山, Nison-in, 二尊院, temple, 寺院, 仏閣

Statistics: visited on 4 occasions, id 291, 8 photos (6 extra photos can be found in the archive).

Photos of Nison-in:

Temple name plate, Nison-in
Stone garden, Nison-in temple
Bamboo fountain, Nison-in temple
Bamboo fountain, Nison-in temple
Jizo statue, Nison-in temple
Round window in Nison-in temple, Kyoto, Japan
Simple dry landscape garden with kura stone house in the background, Nison-in temple, Kyoto, Japan