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Myoshin-ji

Myoshin-ji Review

Surrounded by thick stone walls, this complex holds some great treasures within its 47 temples. The biggest tourist draw is in the lecture hall of the main temple, with its stunning painting of a dragon stretching across the expansive ceiling. In rendering the life-like creature, the painter made clever use of a perspective to make it seem like the dragon's eyes glare at you wherever you walk. Japan's oldest bell is also at daily use in Myoshin-ji, tolling out the hour for meditation since 698. Buses 61, 62, and 63 stop at Myoshin-ji-mae; otherwise take a JR Sagano Line train to Hanazono-cho.

    Contact Information

  • Address: 64 Hanazono Myoshinji-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, 616-8035 | Map It
  • Cost: ¥400 for lecture hall; ¥400 for most smaller temples
  • Hours: Lecture hall and smaller temple daily 9:10-11:50 and 1-4
  • Location: Western Kyoto

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