Houkou-ji Temple

Description

Houjou-ji Temple was founded by Hideyoshi Toyotomi. It used to have magnificent temple grounds, but they were lost in a fire. The 4.2-meter-high Buddhist temple bell “Kokka Anko” still exists to this day and was the trigger for the Siege of Osaka.

Location Information

• Address

  527-2, Chayamachi, Shomen-dori Yamatooji Higashi-iru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, 605-0931

• Nearest Station

  Shichijo Station
  ･ Keihan Line
  4 minutes on foot

• Phone Number

  075-561-7676

  Available languages

  only in Japanese

• Hours

  9:00am - 4:00pm

• Closed

  Irregular holidays

Original source: ©Shobunsha Publications Inc.

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