
[2023] Better luck! Recommended power spots in Kyoto...
The Chinese zodiac sign for the year 2024 is "辰", or dragon. There are many temples and shrines in Kyoto that are closely associated with dragons, making it a good place to pay homage to the Chinese zodiac in the year of the dragon. In this issue, we will introduce seven temples and shrines where you can encounter various dragons. Check out the special exhibitions and gifts offered as well.
Fushimi Jinbo Shrine is enshrined at the site associated with "Taketori Monogatari" on Mount Inari.
The shrine is said to have been founded in the early Heian period (794-1185) and is dedicated to ten different sacred treasures. The main shrine is guarded by two magnificent guardian dragons, the heavenly dragon and the earthly dragon. After visiting the shrine, you can divine your fortune for the year with a dragon omikuji (fortune slip).
In addition, one of the shrines on the temple grounds, Ryuzu Okami, is home to a statue of a dragon head.
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
(Left) A statue of the dragon head at the Dragon Head Grand Shrine (Right) Dragon fortune 500 yen
Sennyu-ji Temple, which mourns the family of successive emperors and has a very strong connection with the imperial family.
The Buddhist temple is designated as a national important cultural property, and its ceiling is decorated with "Unryu" (cloud and dragon) painted by Tanyu Kano with powerful brush strokes.
In 2024, the museum will also hold a "Kyoto Winter Journey" special exhibition of undisclosed cultural properties. In the Shariden, which has been open to the public only in the year of the dragon and on special occasions, visitors will be able to view the ceiling painting "Unryu-zu" by Kano Sansetsu, known for his "Naruki-ryu" (roaring dragon). It is a privilege to be able to compare the two paintings by two painters of the Kano school, which is only possible in the year of the dragon.
Sennyu-ji Temple
Dragon and clouds" by Kano Tanyu on the ceiling of the Buddhist temple
[Unryuin is a branch temple of Sennyu-ji Temple, which has a 600-year history as a temple of sutra copying.
What you encounter at the entrance is a rather mysterious dragon impulse. If you compare the face from each direction while looking at the nose area, the length of the face appears to change. Experience the changes in the dragon as if it were alive.
This museum is also holding a special exhibition of undisclosed cultural properties as part of the "Winter Journey to Kyoto" event. Inside the main hall "Ryukaden," the sliding door painting "Ssoryu Fuu Rai Zu" by Dono Musui, which dynamically depicts the Wind God, Thunder God, and two dragons, will be on special display. Various other temple treasures related to dragons will also be on display.
Winter view from the window of the Shikishi
Dragon impulse
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