This ancient shrine dates back to the Heian period, when a temple was built and a spiritual gathering was held to quell an epidemic in the capital. This is a shrine that enshrines the guardian deity of Katsurashoin (Otama), the birth mother of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, from whom the word "Tamanokoshi" originates.
An old temple built during the Muromachi period. It is famous for its two windows, the round ``Enlightenment Window'' and the square ``Washi no Mado'' that allow you to admire the beautiful borrowed landscape garden, as well as the ruined ceiling of Fushimi Castle. The autumn leaves are beautiful.
The main temple of the Daitokuji school of the Rinzai sect. It began when Soho Myocho built a small hermitage at the end of the Kamakura period. Under the patronage of Retired Emperor Hanazono and Emperor Go-Daigo, it transformed into a great temple and was ranked as the first of the five temples. He left Gozan during the Muromachi period. Many of the halls were burnt down during the Onin War, but Ikkyu Sojun, known for his pork chops, rebuilt them.
It was originally a mountain villa of the Saionji family, a court noble. Yoshimitsu Ashikaga, the third shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate, inherited it and further modified it to create a luxurious and unique mountain villa. In his later years, he is said to have boasted about this mountain villa, inviting Emperor Gokomatsu and hosting many nights of grand banquets. After Yoshimitsu's death, Muso Soseki opened the temple and it became a Zen temple. Most of the halls were destroyed by fire during the Onin War, and the remaining Kinkaku was later destroyed by arson.
The official name is Kamowakeikazuchi Shrine. The year it was founded is unknown, but it is said to be the oldest shrine in Kyoto, as the enshrined deity descended there about 2,600 years ago. Along with Shimogamo Shrine, which also enshrines the ancestral deity of the Kamo clan, it was revered as a shrine for the protection of the imperial castle, and was given a ranking second only to Ise Shrine. There are approximately 60 buildings, including the main shrine and Gonden, which are national treasures, and 41 buildings that are important cultural properties. Along with 17 other temples and shrines and castles near Kyoto, it has been registered as a World Heritage Site as a ``cultural property of ancient Kyoto.''
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Please put your laundry in your own plastic bag or rent a hotel laundry bag.
After that, you can leave it at the hotel front desk.
When returning the car, you can leave it at the hotel front desk, so there is no need to return to the hotel from where you left.
