Kyoto Sights

Takiguchi-dera

#106 of 340 things to do in Kyoto

#3702 of 21665 things to do in Asia

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  • Address
    • Kameyama-chō 10-4 Ukyō-ku, Saga
  • Transport
    • 35min walk from Keifuku Arashiyama Station, Keifuku Arashiyama line
  • Phone
    • 075 871 3929
  • Price
    • adult/child ¥300/200
  • Hours
    • 9am-5pm

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Lonely Planet review for Takiguchi-dera

The history of this temple reads like the romance of Romeo and Juliet. Takiguchi-dera was founded by Heian-era nobleman Takiguchi Nyūdō, who entered the priesthood after being forbidden by his father to marry his peasant consort Yokobue. One day, Yokobue came to the temple with her flute to serenade Takiguchi, but was again refused by him; she wrote a farewell love sonnet on a stone (in her own blood) before throwing herself into the river to perish. The stone remains at the temple.

 

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