
▼Spot info▼ 📍Daikozan Honkokuji Temple - Kuzuryu Zeniarai Benzaiten Shrine 📝About HonkokujI Temple is a major head temple of the Nichiren sect, located along the Yamashina Canal (Biwako Canal). It is the first sacred temple of the Nichiren sect, marking significant events in the life of Nichiren Daishonin. Passing through the gate is said to open the path to a life of good fortune and victory, earning it the name “Gate of Good Fortune.” There is also a shrine dedicated to the dragon deity, known as a spiritual spot for financial success. This is a quietly standing, historically significant power spot. ◼︎Address Daikozan Honkokuji Temple 6 Oiwa, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8403, Japan ◼︎Access 🚃Buy train: Take the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line and get off at “Misasagi Station” (Exit 2), then walk for about 10 minutes. 🚌By Bus: Take the Keihan Bus to “Misasagi” stop, then walk for about 12 minutes. 🚕By Taxi: ・About 20 minutes from JR Kyoto Station by car or taxi. •About 10 minutes from JR Yamashina Station by car or taxi. ✳︎ ✳︎ ✳︎ #japan #japantravel #kyoto #kyotolife #kyototravel #kyotocafe #kyotojapan #kyoto⛩ #culturetrip #voyage #voyagejapon #viaggio #reise #visitkyoto #京都 #京都旅行 #京都生活 #そうだ京都行こう #京都散策 #일본여행 #beautifulkyoto #kyotogram #kyototemple #kyotoshrine
Transportation

Misasagi Station
Transit station
3.4

Yamashina Station
Transit station
3.5

Kyoto Station
Transit station
4.3
Sprawling 15-story railway station with shops, eateries & services plus a movie theater & hotel.
Activity/Tour

Otagi Nenbutsu Temple and Arashiyama Bamboo Forest Tour
Activity
5.0
Attraction

Yamashina Canal
Landmark
4.5

Zeniarai Benten Shrine
Place of worship
4.3
Cozy, 11th-century Shinto shrine with a spring for ritual money-washing believed to increase wealth.

Fushimi Inari Taisha
Place of worship
4.6
Mountainside Shinto shrine dating from 711 A.D. featuring a path with hundreds of traditional gates.

Seimei Shrine
Place of worship
4.4
Serene shrine dating back to the 11th century with a collection of amulets & a Japanese garden.