Hidden in the center of Kyoto, this temple was empty when I visited it during the Gion festival, completely oblivious to all the tumultuous activity just a block away. It's one of those 'authentic' temples that survive not on tourists but on local patrons. As such the random visitor will not find Byodo-ji particularly interesting without some bit of history that I unfortunately do not possess... Access: Nearby: the Gion Festival 祇園祭 (330m), the Nishiki market 錦市場 (810m), the Hanbei-fu Bento Museum 半兵衛麩弁当美実館 (900m), Nishiki Tenman-gū 錦天満宮 (900m), Rokkaku-dō 頂法寺・六角堂 (910m), Shōsei-en 渉成園 (930m), Higashi Hongan-ji 東本願寺 (940m), Rakutoihōkan 洛東遺芳館 (970m), Miyagawa-cho 宮川町 (980m), Marishisonten-dō 摩利支尊天堂 (1.1km),... External links: Website, ウィキペディア, Wikipedia, Kyoto Navi, Kyoto Design, 京都風光, Satellite view, Map Keywords: Japan, 日本, Japon, Kyoto, 京都, 下京, 中京, 上京, 平等寺, temple, Byōdō-ji, 寺院, 仏閣 Statistics: id 573, 3 photos (1 extra photos can be found in the archive). |
