Hōnen-in

Hōnen-in (法然院) is a Buddhist temple located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, western Japan.

The temple is said to have originated in the Kamakura period (1185-1333), when Honen, together with his disciples, built a hermitage where they practiced the Six-Session Worship and Praise (六時礼讃).

In 1680, during the Edo period (1603-1868), Manmin, the 38th head of Chion-in, proposed the construction of a Buddhist Nembutsu dojo in a place associated with Honen, and rebuilt the temple together with his pupil, Oshin Keikaku.

Due to its location near the Philosopher's Path, the temple attracts a large number of visitors during the spring and autumn tourist seasons.

Ten-story stone pagoda White sand platform San-mon - Thatched roof gate in the sukiya style.

Main Gate Important Cultural Properties Barrier painting Paulownia and bamboo in gold (upper room of Hojo): 3 panels attached to the alcove and 4 panels on the sliding doors Design of young pine trees in gold and underglaze blue (upper room of Hojo) Maki and aronia in gold on fusuma (the second room of the Hojo) Pine trees in gold and color, a pair of folding screens 30 Gosho no dan-cho, Shikatani, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 6-minute walk from Houzen-in-cho bus stop on Kyoto City Express Bus Route 100; 10-minute walk from Jodoji bus stop on Kyoto City Express Bus Routes 5, 17, 203, and 204; 3-minute walk from Minami Tamachi bus stop on Kyoto City Express Bus Route 32.

The auditorium is currently used as a rental gallery, and various exhibitions such as small-scale photography and painting shows are held there with free admission.