Shisen-do (Jozan-ji Temple)

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Shisen-do (House of Poet-Hermits) was built in 1641 by Ishikawa Jozan. He was a former retainer for Tokugawa Ieyasu, and eventually became a scholar of Chinese classics in the Edo Period (1603 - 1868). He built this hermitage as a place for retirement at the end of his life. Shisen-do was originally called "Ototsuka", which means "a residence built on unlevel land".
A room in the building displays portraits of thirty-six Chinese poets painted by Kano Tanyu. Jozan was also known as a landscape architect, and the Japanese garden with white sand was designed by himself. Visitors can relax by viewing the beautiful garden while hearing the rhythmic "thwack" of a bamboo Sozu, a kind of Shishi-odoshi (wild animal scarer).
Today, Shisen-do is also used as a Zen temple of the Soto sect named Jozan-ji Temple.
Opening Hours
- 9:00 - 17:00
Closed
- May 23
Price / Entrance Fee
- 500 yen (General, Adult)
- 400 yen (High School Student)
- 200 yen (Child)
Access / Public Transport
- 45 minutes from JR Kyoto Station by the #5 bus. Get off at Ichijoji-Sagarimatsucho Bus stop.
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Address / Location
- 27, Ichijoji Monguchicho, Sakyo-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 606-8154
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