Saga's [Gio-ji Temple]

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2023.8.20

[Gio-ji Temple] in Saga where you can be healed by the tranquility of the moss garden

A temple of the Daikakuji school of Shingon Buddhism, which is famous for the tragic love story in "The Tale of the Heike." It is said that Gio and other women who were favored by Taira no Kiyomori spent their later years here. Statues of Gio, Gime, Toji, and Hotoke Gozen are enshrined in the thatched-roofed thatched hut.
In autumn, the moss garden is covered with many scattered autumn leaves, turning the entire area a deep red.

The grounds of the temple are covered with a moss garden of deep green, and the garden is tastefully decorated throughout the year with green maple leaves, fresh greenery, autumn leaves, and snow-covered leaves. The Yoshino window in the hermitage is called "Rainbow Window" because the sunlight shining through the green leaves of the precincts reflects the multicolored colors on the shoji, and is one of the highlights of the temple.

Autumn leaves season information

Best time to see/usually mid-November to early December
Visiting hours/Admission fee: Same as regular visit

Gio-ji Temple

Gioji
Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Ukyo Ward, Saga Torii Honkosakacho 32
15-minute walk from the bus stop "Saga Shakado-mae"
Tel.075-861-3574
No parking
https://www.giouji.or.jp/
[Normal visit]
Visiting hours/9:00-16:30 (last reception)
Entrance fee: Adults 300 yen, Elementary, Junior high and high school students 100 yen
*Common admission ticket for Gio-ji and Daikaku-ji 600 yen (adults only, excluding Osawaike area)

*Please note that the information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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