Basic Information
Address:京都市伏見区醍醐東大路町22 Phone:075-571-0002Hours:9:00〜17:00冬季は16時まで
Fee:三宝院・入山料各600円
両方使える共通券は1000円Access:Website:
Description
A World Heritage Site.
Founded when Rigen Daishi, a grand-disciple of Kukai, enshrined Nyoirin Kannon and Juntei Kannon at the summit of Mt. Kasatori. Under the patronage of Emperor Daigo, the entire mountainside became the temple's grounds. Most structures were destroyed during the Onin War, but the five-story pagoda, built in 951, survives as Kyoto's oldest wooden structure.
The cherry blossoms here have been famous since the time of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Since the entire Mt. Kasatori is temple grounds, seeing both Kami-Daigo (Upper Daigo) and Shimo-Daigo (Lower Daigo) will take half a day.
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