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  • Hieizan Enryakuji Temple
  • Hieizan Enryakuji Temple
  • Hieizan Enryakuji Temple

Hieizan Enryakuji Temple

延暦寺

Description

Hieizan Enryakuji is a temple that has its buildings scattered all across the 848-meter-high Mt. Hiei, and sits on the borders of Shiga and Kyoto. First built in the early Heian period by Dengyo Daishi Saicho, it is now the head temple of the Tendai Buddhist sect and known as one of the most significant monasteries of Japanese Buddhism. There are three areas on the mountain known as To-do, Sai-to, and Yokawa, where several hundred temples and monasteries stand.

Location Information

  • Address

    4220, Sakamotohonmachi, Otsu-shi, Shiga, 520-0116

  • Nearest Station
    Keburuenryakuji Station
    ・ Hieizan-sakamoto Cable
    11 minutes on foot
  • Phone Number
    077-578-0001
    Available languages
    only in Japanese
  • Hours
    8:30am - 4:30pm
    *Changes during certain periods
  • Closed
    None
Original source: ©Shobunsha Publications Inc.

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