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仁和寺は888年(仁和4年)に落成した、京都でも有数の古刹です。
吉田兼好法師の徒然草で、仁和寺のある法師でも知られています。
国宝の金堂をはじめ、14棟もの重要文化財指定の建造物があるそうです。世界遺産にも認定されています。
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Ninnaji Temple is a representative and well-known temple in Kyoto.
It was founded in 888. The temple has 90,000 square meters in area.
Ninnaji Temple is a historical and traditional temple. Also, Ninnaji Temple is well-known to Japanese, because of the well-known essay, "Tsurezure-Gusa", written by YOSHIDA Kenko (1283? - 1352?) , at the end of the Kamakura Age (1185 - 1333).
If you walk from Omuro-Ninnaji Station on the Randen Line to the north, you will see the Deva Gate.
The Deva Gate was rebuilt by the third Tokugawa Shogun, TOKUGAWA Iemitsu (1604 - 1651) in 1645.
It is designated an important cultural property of Japan.
The Deva Gate of Ninnaji Temple is said one of three major temple gate in Kyoto.
Other two major gates are at Chionin and Nanzenji Temples.
The original palace buildings were destroyed by fire in 1887 and were rebuilt in 1913 and 1914.
There are three main palace buildings at the site of Ninnaji Palace.
They are "Shinden", Emperor's residence, "Kuroshoin", private residential quarters, and "Shiroshoin", an official residence where formal events were performed.
The above picture shows the view from "Shiroshoin".
This scenery seems remain the atmosphere in the Heian Age (794 - 1185).
Behind "Shiroshoin" (to the north), a traditional Japanese landscape garden is located.
The garden is a "Chisen" style garden, which has a pond in the middle.
The garden is beautiful. You will enjoy beautiful garden from "Shinden" Palace.
The Five-Storied Pagoda behind the garden is very impressive.
"Shinden" Palace is very elegant and excellent.
After visiting the site of Ninnaji Palace, you will walk the main alley in Ninnaji Temple to the north.
Then, you will pass through "Chumon" gate.
To the north of "Chumon" Gate, you will see the Five-Storied Pagoda on your right.
The pagoda was built in 1644 and is also designated as an important cultural property of Japan.
At the end of the main alley, you will see "Kondo" Hall, the main hall of Ninnaji Temple.
"Kondo" Hall was originally "Shishinden" Palace in the Imperial palace.
It was moved to the current location between 1624 and 1643.
Because of formality and historical value, "Kondo" Hall is designated as a national treasure of Japan.
Amitabha Buddha statues are enshrined in "Kondo" Hall.
Ninnaji Temple has high formality and long history.
The restoration of Ninnaji Temple by TOKUGAWA Iemitsu in the early seventeenth century inherits the formality and history of Ninnaji Temple to us.
Ninnaji Temple is designated as a world heritage.
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