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About Koetsuji Temple
Koetuji Temple is a Nichiren-sect temple located in Kyoto City Kita word Takamine Koetu town. It is located in a scenic area north of Kyoto overlooking the Takagamine Sanzan (Takagamine, Washagamine, and Tengamine peaks).
An artist in Edo era, Koetu Honada, had a separate house here in the first year of the Keicho era (1596-1615), but in the first year of Genna era (1615), Ieyasu Tokugawa gave him the land in the vicinity.
Koetu, who moved to this area in earnest in 1619, created a large art village having gathered more than 100 people of his family, various craftsmen and their families to let them live in there, so-call Koetu Village. Also, he built Hokkadaimokudo near his house.
In Meireki 2 (1656) after Koetu’s death, his mansion and the Hokkadaimokudo were organized with Nichiren-sect Nichiji as the founder, and became Koetuji Temple.
We can see beautiful autumn leaves through the approach of Koetuji Temple and there are a number of elegant tea rooms in the garden. Going back in the garden, we can see the mountains and the city of Kyoto from the red-colored hill.
I could see Takagamine, Washigamine, Tengamine, nearby and Hwajeongsan, Shimizuyama, and Funaokayama in the distance.
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Koetsuji Temple photos
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Photographer: Taisuke Yamada
Details
| Location | 〒603-8466 29 Takagamine Koetsu-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto  |
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| Telephone | TEL:075-491-1399 |
| Entrance fee | General 400 yen (junior high school students and older) 500 yen when the leaves change color. |
| Access | From Kitaoji Subway Station (Karasuma Line), take city bus North No. 1 bound for Gentaku, get off at Takagamine-Genkoan-mae, and walk west for 2 minutes. From Shijo Omiya, take city bus (No. 6) bound for Gentaku, get off at Takagamine-Genkoan-mae and walk 2 minutes to the west. |
| Parking lot | Yes Closed during the fall foliage season. |
| Site URL | https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/光悦寺 |
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