Rokudo Chinno-ji is a Rinzai Kenninji-ha temple known as the sacred site of 'Rokudo Mairi,' located on Matsubara-dori in Higashiyama-ku. The 'Rokudo' (six realms) refers to the six worlds of hell, hungry ghosts, animals, fighting demons, humans, and heaven, and it has been believed that this temple stands at the boundary to the underworld. The curious tale is told that the Heian-period scholar Ono…

Rokudo Chinno-ji is traditionally said to have been founded around 836 CE during the Heian period. The temple's name 'Chinno' is believed to derive from the monk Keijun, regarded as associated with its founding, though other traditions also connect it to its location near the burial grounds of Torib…