Gesshin-ni is a Rinzai Kenninji-ha temple founded in 1596 as a sub-temple of Kodaiji, with Shakyamuni Buddha as its principal image. In the late Edo period it served as the headquarters of the Goryo-eishi (Kodaiji-to), a group formed by Ito Kashitaro and others who had split from the Shinsengumi. Located along the Nene-no-michi path in front of Kodaiji, it forms part of the quintessential Kyoto to…

Gesshin-ni was established in 1596 as a sub-temple (tatchu) of Kodaiji, a temple founded by Nene (Kita-no-Mandokoro), the principal wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, to pray for her late husband's repose. Belonging to the Rinzai Kenninji school, it enshrines Shakyamuni Buddha as its principal image. Throu…