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A Tendai mountain temple built on a hillside overl…
Bus or taxi from JR Fukuchiyama Station
Fukuchiyama, Kyoto
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A Tendai mountain temple built on a hillside overlooking the Fukuchiyama basin, a place of faith where mountain asceticism and Tendai teachings have fused. The hilltop grounds overlooking the Yura River offer panoramic views fitting for a place of mountain practice. Ancient records say that a high-ranking monk of the Nara period found this sacred place and opened it, embodying the history of mount…
Yusan-ji is a Tendai mountain temple traditionally said to have been founded around 730 CE (the 2nd year of Tenpyo) by Gyoki or a high-ranking monk of his lineage, who discovered this sacred site in the Tamba region. Its hillside location overlooking the Yura River has long been revered as a place o…
Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.
Derived from the enshrined deity "薬師如来"
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