SanjusangendoKyoto, Kyoto Prefecture

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Sanjusangendo Temple DATA
SectTendai sect
FoundingS.1165
address657 Sanjusangendo-mawari, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
telephone number075-561-0467
Opening hours8:30-17:00 (April 1st - November 15th) / 9:00-16:00 (November 16th - March 31st) / *Reception closes 30 minutes before closing time
Admission feeAdults 600 yen / Junior and senior high school students 400 yen / Elementary school students 300 yen
Access to Sanjusangendo Temple
Take the bus from JR Kyoto Station and get off at Sanjusangendo-mae.

HISTORYAbout Sanjusangendo

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Hizakurige on the TokaidoA great bestseller from the Edo period
In the late Edo period, pilgrimages to Ise Shrine became popular, and travel became common among the common people. Various travel guides and travelogues were published, but the famous book that sparked the travel boom was Jippensha Ikku's comic book.
Hizakurige on the Tokaido