Hōsen-in
Hōsen-in
- Address
- Shōrinin-chō 187 Sakyō-ku Ōhara
- Transport
- Phone
- 075 744 2409
- Price
- adult ¥800, child ¥600-700
- Hours
- 9am-5pm
Lonely Planet review for Hōsen-in
A quieter option than Sanzen-in, this temple is just down the path west of the entry gate to Shōrin-in. The main tatami room offers a view of a bamboo garden and the surrounding mountains, framed like a painting by the beams and posts of the building. There is also a fantastic 700-year-old pine tree in the garden. The blood-stained Chi Tenjō ceiling boards came from Fushimi-jō castle.
