Uho-in is one of the rare temples to have the kanji for "rain" in their name, probably because, well, no one really likes rain ;) However Uho-in likes rain, so much in fact that it has one of the "five famous wells of Nishijin" (西陣, the name for the old quarter of western Kyoto). The well is named "Somedonoi" (染殿井); the other four famous wells are Sendai (1000 years - 千代井), Sakura (cherry tree - 桜井), Ankyoi (easy life - 安居井) and Kakoi (fawn - 鹿子井). The name "Somedonoi" contains the character for dyeing (染) because the water from the well was suitable for use in dyeing processes. The well became famous as it still had water during droughts.
The small temple grounds also have several kind of flowers and trees. The most famous is a cherry blossom tree with rare yellowish flowers. Access: Nearby: Honryū-ji 本隆寺 (70m), Shakuzo-ji 石像寺 (400m), the Fujita House 藤田家住宅 (440m), Myōren-ji 妙蓮寺 (440m), Hōkyō-ji 宝鏡寺 (590m), Daihōon-ji 大報恩寺 (610m), Jōfuku-ji 浄福寺 (630m), Honpō-ji 本法寺 (640m), Seimei Jinja 晴明神社 (670m), Takeisao-jinja 建勲神社 (740m),... External links: Kyoto Navi, Kyoto Design, 京都風光, Marutake, そうだ京都, Satellite view, Map Keywords: Japan, 日本, Japon, Kyoto, 京都, 下京, 中京, 上京, temple, 雨宝院, Uhō-in, 寺院, 仏閣 Statistics: visited on 2 occasions, id 433, 7 photos. |
