Jofuku-ji is a large temple in the western centre of Kyoto. Its grounds are open to the public year round, with the ubiquitous kindergarten and a couple of sub-temples. The buildings, however, are private and only accessible during special visits organized every (couple) of years. Unfortunately photography is not allowed, but there's not much for the photographer anyway. The inner zen garden, for example, is not particularly impressive or well tended.
One particularity of this temple is its main hall which consists of two buildings. At first the temple didn't have enough money to make a big hall so they started with a smaller one. It was later extended, but special care was taken to make the two parts fuse seamlessly, at least from the inside.
Access: Nearby: Ryūhon-ji 立本寺 (510m), Yusei-ji 宥清寺 (550m), Honryū-ji 本隆寺 (570m), Daihōon-ji 大報恩寺 (630m), Uhō-in 雨宝院 (630m), Shakuzo-ji 石像寺 (680m), Seimei Jinja 晴明神社 (700m), the Fujita House 藤田家住宅 (860m), Kitano Tenman-gū 北野天満宮 (910m), Myōren-ji 妙蓮寺 (1.1km),... External links: Kyoto Navi, Kyoto Design, 京都風光, Marutake, Satellite view, Map Keywords: Japan, 日本, Japon, Kyoto, 京都, 下京, 中京, 上京, Jofuku-ji, 浄福寺, temple, 寺院, 仏閣 Statistics: visited on 2 occasions, id 430, 2 photos (1 extra photos can be found in the archive). |
