Kōzan-Ji

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  • Address
    Umegahata Toganoo-chō, Ukyō-ku
  • Phone
    861 4204
  • Transport
    bus: 30min walk from Yamashiro Takao bus stop, JR bus from Kyoto Station, 30min walk from Yamashiro Takao stop, JR from Kyoto Station

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Lonely Planet review

Hidden amid a grove of towering ceder trees, this temple is the least accessible of the three temples in Takao Area. It's famous for the chuju giga scroll in its collection, an ink brush depiction of frolicking animals that is considered by many to be the precursor of today's ubiquitous manga. The temple is reached by following the main road north from the Yamashiro Takao bus stop or, more conveniently, by getting off the JR bus at the Toga-no-O bus stop, which is right outside the temple.