Mitera Sennyu-ji Main Temple

Description

Mitera Sennyu-ji Temple is the head temple for the Shingon sect of Buddhism and began with Kukai’s hermitage. After the construction of an imperial tomb for Emperor Shijo here, many other imperial tombs followed. It is said that the Youkihi-Kannon, enshrined in the Kannon hall, was created by Chinese Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.

Location Information

• Address

  27, Sennyujiyamanouchicho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 605-0977

• Nearest Station

  Tofukuji Station
  ･ JR Nara Line
  16 minutes on foot

• Phone Number

  075-561-1551

  Available languages

  only in Japanese

• Hours

  9:00am - 4:30pm
  *Open until 16:00 from December to February

• Closed

  None
  *”Shinshoden” Treasure Hall: fourth Monday each month

Original source: ©Shobunsha Publications Inc.

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