Adashino Nembutsu-Ji

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  • Address
    Saga Toriimoto, Adashino-chō 17, Ukyō-ku
  • Phone
    861 2221
  • Transport
    bus: 4min walk from Toriimoto bus stop, bus 72 from Kyoto Station/4min walk from Toriimotostop,72 from Kyoto Station

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Lonely Planet review

This rather unusual temple is where the abandoned bones of paupers without kin were gathered. More than 8000 stone images are crammed into the temple grounds, dedicated to the repose of their spirits. The abandoned souls are remembered with candles each year in the Sentō Kuyō ceremony held here on the evenings of 23 and 24 August. The temple is not a must-see attraction, but it's certainly interesting and the stone images make unusual photographs.