Address: 526－2,Kodaiji-Shimogawara-cho,Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, Japan 605－0825
Tel: 075 561 2505200 yen to visit the temple (includes a stick of incense).
Open Hours: 8:40 AM to 4:20 PM (Reception will be closed at 4:00 PM)
Admission:
- Ordinary visitors & University student：300 yen (with incense sticks)
- Junior high school student & Senior high school student: 200 yen (without incense sticks)
- Elementary schoolchild：100 yen (without incense sticks)
Ryozen Kannon Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan
Ryozen Kannon is located next to Kodaiji Temple. famous temples of Kyoto Guanyin or Goddess of Mercy It was built in 1955 to promote peace. and dedicated to Japanese and allied soldiers who lost their lives in the Pacific War. This memorial is relatively new. and is hidden behind a large parking lot Causing most tourists who come to see Kyoto to pass by without stopping. However, for those who want to escape the crowds of Higashiyama. (Higashiyama) Ryozen Temple This cannon is quiet. and beautiful during the cherry blossom festival.
Ryozen Kannon Temple is a semi-memorial temple. It was built to commemorate Japanese and Allied soldiers who died during World War II. Inside, there is a 24-metre-tall statue of Guan Yin, the symbol of the temple.
Sublime and magnificent Ryozenn Kannon was built at Rakuto, Higashiyama, the foot of a mountain that are always full of nature through all seasons. The appearance of the benevolent and beautiful Kannon was designed by the late Mr. Chooun Yamazaki to represent the image of “Byakue-Kannon”.
Total Scale of Ryozenn Kannon
- Height 24m;
- The scale of the face is 1.1 m;
- The scale of eyebrows is 1 m;
- The scale of eyes is 1 m;
- The scale of noses is 1.06 m;
- The scale of the mouth is 90 cm;
- Total weight: 500t Construction method: steel bar-shotcrete construction
Buddha Footprints Stone
The stonework which was created as the symbol of the Buddha represents the shape of the Buddha’s footprint (foot thenar). Both left and right footprints were made of huge stones (rocks). (H × W × t=5m × 2m60cm × 50cm). They are made of granite which is solid and have high endurance.
Ryozen Kannon History
In 1955, ten years after the end of World War II, a Japanese construction company built this impressive 24m-tall statue as a memorial to the events fresh in the minds of many Japanese, who had suffered so much in the preceding years.
After paying the 200 yen entrance fee, visitors can place a stick of incense (given them at the entrance) in a large pot just beyond a reflecting pool of water.
There is also an image of a recumbent Buddha and a large, 1.5m tall image of the Buddha on a lotus throne. The garden area of the temple includes other Buddhist statues and a memorial Buddhist footprint. The main image of Kannon can also be entered.
In a Christian-style chapel in the northeast of the grounds are library-style drawers containing files of the names of the Allied soldiers and prisoners of War (POWs) who died in World War II in territory under the control of the Japanese military.
Ryozen Kannon can be seen as a monument to peace and a counterpoint to the more nationalist Gokoku Shrine nearby, which celebrates and glorifies those who died in wars fighting for the Japanese Emperor.
How to Getting To Ryozen Kannon
By Train:
- Ryozen Kannon is a 10-15-minute walk from Shijo Keihan Station.
By Bus:
- From Kyoto Station, take the #206 or #207 bus to the Gion bus stop and walk up the hill.
A visit to Ryozen Kannon can be combined with seeing nearby Maruyama Park, Chionin, Shoren-in, the Ryozen Museum of History, Kodaiji Temple, Gion, and Kiyomizudera. The Okazaki museum district and Heian Shrine with its huge vermillion torii gate are a 20-minute stroll to the north.
Source:
http://www.ryozen-kwannon.jp
