Kyoto Trip: Jodo Shinshu Higashi Honganji Temple

10 minutes walk from Kyoto Station Go straight past Kyoto Tower and you will see a magnificent main gate on your left The area is surrounded by a moat When you enter through the main gate, you will see the Goei-do Hall in front of you, where the portrait of Saint Shinran is enshrined It is one of the largest wooden buildings in the world and is designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan The origins of Shinshu Honbyo (Higashi Honganji Temple) seem to date back to when disciples of Saint Shinran (1173-1262), the founder of the sect, moved his remains from Otani (at the foot of Higashiyama in Kyoto City) to the north of Yoshimizu (near Maruyama Park in Kyoto City), built a temple and enshrined a portrait of the founder Address: 600-8505 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Karasuma-dori Shichijo-agaru #Kyoto trip #Solo trip #Temple tour #Nationally designated Important Cultural Property