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Seiganji Temple
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Head temple of the Jodo Seizan Fukakusa school in Shinkyogoku — a nembutsu hall beloved by Izumi Shikibu and Sei Shonagon
Founded
667
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Temple
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5 min walk from Hankyu Kyoto Line Kawaramachi Station
453 Sakuranocho, Shinkyogoku-dori Sanjo Sagaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
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Temple
Founded 667
1359 years
Enshrined Deity
阿弥陀如来
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Buddhist Sect
Jodo Seizan Fukakusa-ha
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Overview
Seiganji was founded in Nara in 667, later moved to Kyoto's Shinkyogoku, and is the head temple of the Jodo Seizan Fukakusa school. Situated in the heart of a bustling shopping district facing Shinkyogoku-dori, the precincts maintain a calm atmosphere where worshippers quietly press their hands together amid the noise of the shopping street. Known for the devotion of Izumi Shikibu, Sei Shonagon, a…
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Origins
Seiganji Temple is said to have been founded in Nara in 667 CE, during the reign of Emperor Tenji. Following the establishment of the capital in Kyoto, the temple was relocated and eventually settled at its current site in Shinkyogoku after several moves. During the medieval period, it deepened its …
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Divine Benefits
Purification
Rebirth in Pure Land
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "阿弥陀如来"

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Taiko, Ruler of All
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Matsu-no-Maru-dono, a concubine of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, is said to have devoutly revered Seiganji Temple, known as a temple of women's salvation. She is counted among its devotees alongside the Heian-period poets Izumi Shikibu and Sei Shonagon, contributing to the temple's reputation for attracting deep reverence from female worshippers.
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