Rokuharamitsu-ji

六波羅蜜寺

While the temple may not seem so special, the trip is made worthwhile by the amazing Kamakura Period artwork housed in its museum. In particular, the statue of Kuya is quite a unique piece of artwork depicting Kuya Shonin reciting the nenbutsu. To depict the words, the artist Taira Kiyomori, sculpted six miniature figures of Kuya Shonin walking out of his open mouth. Each figure represents one syllable in the nenbutsu. This temple is also the 17th temple of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage.

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Address

81-1 Rokuro-cho 2-chome, Matsubara-dori, Higashiyama-ku

Hours

Daily 08:00–17:00

Price

Grounds: free, Museum: ¥500

Website

rokuhara.or.jp (opens in a new tab)