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is a Buddhist temple located in
Kyoto Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...
,
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. The temple is known for its
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, whose
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s offer a colourful view in
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.


History

The land Rurikō-in sits on originally belonged to the Taisho-era businessman Tanaka Gentarō (1853 - 1922), founder of Kyoto Electric Light, Co. After Tanaka's death, the property was managed by the company until it was acquired by
Keifuku Electric Railroad is a railroad company based in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan (but with offices in Fukui Prefecture) in operation since March 2, 1942. It is a parent company of Keifuku Bus and Kyoto Bus, and an affiliated company of Keihan Electric Railway, which ...
, and was operated as a restaurant and inn. After the inn's closure, Komyoji Temple in
Gifu is a Cities of Japan, city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. Durin ...
took over the property in order to preserve the location and sights. The site was converted into a Buddhist temple in 2005.


Location and access

The temple is located in Kamitakano,
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on the left bank of
Takano River The Takano River is located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The Kamo River and Takano River join on the Tadasu River Banks (Jp., Tadasu-gawara 糺河原). There is the "River Confluence" shrine of Shimogamo Shrine, leading to the forested area calle ...
, below the west side of
Mount Hiei is a mountain to the northeast of Kyoto, lying on the border between the Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures, Japan. The temple of Enryaku-ji, the first outpost of the Japanese Tendai (Chin. Tiantai) sect of Buddhism, was founded atop Mount Hiei by ...
. It can be accessed by public transport via bus or
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through Yase-Hieizanguchi Station. For cultural and environmental preservation reasons, the temple is only open to visitors in spring, summer, and autumn for brief periods of time.


References


External links


Rurikō-in official website
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