The temple was converted into a temple in 876 (Jougan 18), and was a prestigious monzeki temple where the emperor or a member of the imperial lineage served as the head priest until the beginning of the Meiji Era (1868-1912).
The temple is also the head temple of the Saga school of ikebana, a school that inherited the Emperor Saga's love of plants and trees, and is known as a temple of flowers, with many sliding door and ceiling paintings depicting flowers. There are 440 ceiling paintings in three locations on the temple grounds. Reimeiden is not open to the public, but the ceiling paintings in Renge-den near Osawa Pond can be viewed only during special openings, and those in Yasui-do can be viewed at any time.

Kurumaori Shrine is dedicated to Kiyohara Yoriyoshi, a Confucian scholar of the Heian period. In addition to being the god of academics, the shrine is known for its blessings such as prosperous business, financial fortune, and good marriage.
The flower ceiling is located in the hall of worship leading to the main hall. When you look up, you will see 36 paintings all over. The motifs are flowers such as lilies, hydrangeas, and kiku, vegetables such as watermelons and turnips, swimming fish, and birds perched on tree branches.

It was built in 1200 (Shoji 2) as a pagoda temple of the Iryo Kyokoji Temple. Every summer, the temple holds a wind-bell festival and is also called Kyoto's wind-bell temple.
The 160 ceiling paintings decorating the Kyakuden were created as a reconstruction of the Edo period ceiling paintings in the inner sanctuary of the main hall. About 90 Japanese-style painters collaborated to create the ceiling paintings, which are based on the theme of flowers or Japanese landscapes. Using traditional pigments such as iwa-enogu (mineral pigments), the paintings on the cedar panels depict a wide variety of Japanese and Western flowers, including camellias and clematis, the Watarigatsu Bridge in autumn, carp streamers, maiko (apprentice geisha), and blue ocean waves. The works are all in perfect harmony with each other and are overwhelmingly beautiful.

This is a temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect founded by Rinsei Shonin in 732. It is the second of 25 Flower Temples in Kansai, and visitors can admire lotus, azalea, camellia, and other flowers depending on the season.
The main hall where the flower ceiling is painted was completely reconstructed between 2002 and 2003 to its current appearance due to the deterioration of the main hall built in the Genroku era (1688-1704). The flower ceiling painted at that time is the "Rurikoka Mandala" by Keisho Maruyama and Shinsho Maruyama, both direct descendants of the Maruyama School by Okyo Maruyama. There are 96 flowers painted directly on Akita cedar boards, and many familiar flowers and plants are depicted, including morning glories, hydrangeas, and cherry blossoms.

It was built in 809 (Daido 4) by Kobo Daishi as the guardian deity of Jingo-ji Temple, with a statue of Hachimanjin in the form of a priest, which he himself painted. It was destroyed by fire during the Muromachi period (1333-1573), but was rebuilt by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the shogun of the time.
The present shrine pavilion was restored in 1826 by order of Emperor Niko. The flower ceiling in the inner sanctuary is also from that time, with 44 paintings of flowers and medicinal herbs such as kanzo, etc., in richly colored colors. It is open to the public every spring and fall, and can be viewed with commentary by Shunsuke Sasaki, the chief priest of the shrine. It is also famous for its camellias and Takao maple trees, which are at their best during the special fall viewing.