East Course　-Feel the ancient air-

exploring the prestige stone pavement

[Course Plan]

Start: KRP

20min. by taxi

Kiyomizu- bus terminal

10min. walk

Lunch at Akebono-tei

5 min. walk

Kiyomizu temple fee 300 yen (zuigu-do　Experience re-birth: fee 100yen)　　　　

Ninen-zaka

20 min. walk

Kodaiji temple fee 500yen

10 min. walk

Yasaka shrine

20min. by taxi

Back to KRP

[Cost]
About 3, 000yen

Lunch: 2000yen+ tax

Kiyomizu Temple: 300yen

Kodaiji Temple: 500yen

[Details]

Lunch place: Akebono-tei

TEL (075) 561-5963

Lunch Box （Sashimi＋First, Second dish＋Rice ＋side dish＋Soup＋Pickles） ---- 2000yen

Kiyomizu temple

According to legend, Priest Enchin built his hermitage and a small chapel here in 778 A.D. With support from General Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, the Temple was erected in 798. Many of the present buildings were reconstructed between 1631 and 1633 by order of Shogun Iemitsu Tokugawa.

Kodaiji temple

http://www.kodaiji.com/　(japanese)

http://www.kodaiji.com/　(zen)

Kodai-ji Temple, formally known as Kodaiseiju Zenji, is located I the Higashiyama mountains of eastern Kyoto just south of Yasaka Shrine. It was established in 1605 by the noblewoman Kita no Mandokoro in memory of her late husband, Shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-98) Kodai-ji's construction was extensively financed by Tokugawa Ieyasu, Hideyoshi's chief vassal and later Shogun of Japan; the result was a temple renowned for its beautiful design and exquisite craftsmanship. In 1624 SankoJoeki, Abbot of kennin-ji was appointed founding priest, and Kodai-ji has remained one of Kennin-ji7s largest and most important sub-temple s ever since. Kodai-ji was ravaged by a series of fired after 1789, and all that survive of its original buildings are the Otama-ya, Kaisando, Kangetsu-dai, kasa-tei, and Shigure-tei. Fortunately these remain in an excellent state of preservation, and have all been designated "important Cultural properties " by the Japanese Government. Kita no Mandokoro (known more familiarily as "Nene") was awarded the highest rank of nobility by Emperor GoYozei in 1588, and in 1603 was accorded the honorary name Kodai-in; It is from the latter that Kodai-ji's name derives. Following the custom among noble ladies of her time, she became a Buddhist nun after the death of her husband and adopted the religious name Kogetsuni, She died at the age of 76 on September 6, 1624. Origin: Originally a villa of the Saionji family on the hills of Kitayama, but offered to the third Shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate, Yoshimitsu Ashikaga in 1397. After his death, the villa was converted into Rokuonji Temple.

Yasaka Shrine

The Yasaka Shrine, known familiarly as "Gion-san," is revered as a bastion of protection against evil. The vivid red entrance visible from some distance is the Nishi-Sakura (West Cherry) Gate. In contrast, the sober main shrine presents a calmer mien. This temple is often visited by maiko (aspiring geisha dancers). Here is also famous as the center of the annual Gion Matsuri one of Japan's Three Great Festivals.