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Yasaka Koshin-do
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Founded in 960, one of Japan's three great Koshin halls — its colorful bound-monkey charms restrain desires to make wishes come true
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960
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About 5 min walk from Higashiyama-Yasui bus stop
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Temple
Founded 960
1066 years
Enshrined Deity
青面金剛
Buddhist Sect
Tendai
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Overview
Yasaka Koshin-do is a Tendai Buddhist temple founded in 960 by Jozo Kisho, who enshrined Sho-men Kongo here. Its official name is Daikokuzan Kongoji, and it is counted among Japan's three great Koshin halls along with those at Shitennoji in Osaka and Iriya in Tokyo. The photogenic sight of colorful "kukuri-zaru" (bound monkey charms) adorning the precinct is widely known on social media and popula…
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Origins
Yasaka Koshin-do traces its origins to 960 (Tentoku 4), when the Tendai monk Jozo Kisho is said to have founded the temple by enshrining Sho-men Kongo here. The temple's official name is Daikokuzan Kongoji. The principal image, Sho-men Kongo, is traditionally believed to have been brought to Japan b…
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yasakakousinndou.sakura.ne.jp
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