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To-ji Temple / Kyo-o-gokokuji Temple
 | Toji-temple is famous for its five-story pagoda and is the landmark of Kyoto. The temple was founded in 794 and handed over to KOBO DAISHI that is a title given to Buddhist monk, KUKAI who is a founder of SHINGON sect. In the hall, there are big Buddha statues. They are very impressive and well worth seeing. |
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| Address | 1 Kujo-cho Minami-ku, Kyoto | ||
| Tel | 075-691-3325 | Opening Hours | 3/20-9/19: 8:30-17:30 9/20-3/19: 8:30-16:30 |
| Entrance Fee | Adult: JPY 500 High school students: JPY 400 Junior High/Elementary school students: JPY 300 |
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| HP | Official HP: None Reference HP:About To-ji Temple by Wikipedia |
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| Access | Route1:Walking from Kyoto Station(15min.) Route2: Kintetsu Railway: Kyoto Sta. -> To-ji Sta. stop -> Walking(5min.) Route3: City Bus: Bus No.71 Kyoto Hachijo-guchi AVANTY stop ->To-ji-higashimon-mae stop(8min.) Bus No.78 Kyoto Hachijo-guchi AVANTY stop ->To-ji-minamimon-mae stop(8min.) |
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| Flower | April: Cherry Blossoms | ||
| Topics | -World Heritage Site -The 21st of each month is market day at To-ji temple.We call it Kobo-san. KOBO is a short word of KOBO TAISHI that is a title given to Buddhist monk, KUKAI who is a founder of SHINGON-SYU( one kind of Tantric Buddhism in Japan). You can buy antiques and second clothes. If you like Japanese antiques or KIMONO, it's a good place. Several antique sellers open a shop there and display their goods. You can also enjoy price negotiations with them. I'm sure it's interesting! |
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