Yoshida Gennojo-Roho Kyoto Buddhist Altars
Latest Info
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- Accepted Credit Cards
- Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club, American Express, JCB, UnionPay Card
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- Wi-Fi
- Available for free
Goods
Description
In 1572, the year of the burning of Mt. Hiei by Oda Nobunaga, our store's founder Yoshida Gennojo left the battlefield of Goshu Yoshidamura and began a store producing and selling Buddhist altars in Gojo Takakura.
Before long, he was appointed as a sculptor of Buddhist images of the Imperial Palace. In the Genna era, Yoshida was awarded a prestigious award for Buddhist image makers.
Throughout Japan's history of Buddhism, the burning of the Mt. Hiei temples was the event that caused the most disorder, but also led to high demand for Buddhist altar equipment in Kyoto. Following these events, the next supreme ruler Hideyoshi approved the rebuilding of Mt. Hiei, which caused an urgency for the repairs and mending of each temple.
Our founder Yoshida gave all his efforts in the reconstruction, and was able to build a name for himself as one of the few merchants involved in rebuilding Mt. Hiei's temples.
When the era changed to Meiji, our store relocated to Sanjo Kawaramachi and has been here since.
In this way, we have been producing and selling Buddhist altars as a traditional craft of Kyoto for more than 400 years.
Location Information
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- Address
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23, Ishibashicho,Sanjyo-dori Teramachi Higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 604-8036
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- Nearest Station
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Kyotoshiyakushomae Station
・ Tozai Line
ZEST OIKE
3 minutes on foot
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- Phone Number
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075-221-4642Available languagesonly in Japanese
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- Hours
- Every day 11:00am - 8:00pm
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- Closed
- None
*Closed January 1 – 3*May be temporarily closed.
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- Budget
- 100 JPY - 15,000 JPY
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- Wi-Fi
- Available for free
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- Public Site
- Official Site
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- Accepted Credit Cards
- Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club, American Express, JCB, UnionPay Card
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- Accepted Electronic Payments
- Alipay, Other Electronic Payments
Further Facilities & Services
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- Tax-Free Counter
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- Children Allowed
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