Ogurayama Shrine (Nisonin)
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Tutelary shrine of Nisonin on Mt. Ogurayama, where Fujiwara no Teika is said to have compiled the Hyakunin Isshu
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About 10 min walk from Saga-Shakado-mae bus stop; located within Nison-in temple grounds
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The tutelary shrine of Nisonin temple, located on the slope of Mt. Ogurayama — the very mountain associated with the compilation of the Hyakunin Isshu poetry anthology. The shrine is a quiet literary sanctuary honoring poets including Fujiwara no Teika. In autumn, the mountain maple foliage adorns the shrine, offering a view that Teika himself may have gazed upon.
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The tutelary shrine of Nisonin temple stands on the slope of Mt. Ogurayama in the Sagano district of Kyoto. Nisonin itself is traditionally said to have been founded in the early 9th century at the imperial wish of Emperor Saga, with the monk Ennin (Jikaku Daishi) as its founder, and the tutelary sh…
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