Enkouji Temple

Description

Enkokuji Temple was established in 1601 during the Keicho period as the Kyoto branch of Ashikaga Gakko in Fushimi by Ieyasu Tokugawa. It was moved sixty years later to its current position. The school formerly educated monks and warriors, and it’s now part of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism.

Location Information

• Address

  13, Ichijojikotanicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 606-8147

• Nearest Station

  Ichijoji Station
  ･ Eizan Dentetsu Eizan Line
  13 minutes on foot

• Phone Number

  075-781-8025

  Available languages

  only in Japanese

• Hours

  9:00am - 5:00pm

• Closed

  None

Original source: ©Shobunsha Publications Inc.

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