Jakko-in Temple
A nunnery since 1186, Jakko-in is famous as the place Empress Kenreimon-in retired to after the Battle of Dan no Ura, as described in The Tale of the Heike. |
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Jakkoin Temple's small garden
remains as described in The Tale of the Heike. |
The tale ends with the melancholy tolling of the temple's bell. The main building of Jakko-in burnt to the ground in 1999 and rebuilding was completed in 2005. It now contains an unappealingly modern statue of Jizo. |
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Newly rebuilt main hall of Jakkoin Temple. |
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Jakkoin Temple's belfry. |
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Old iron lantern. |
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Stump of the ancient pine tree mentioned in Tale
of the Heike. |
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Jakkoin Temple's main hall seen
through the front gate. |
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Hall on the level below the hondo. |
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The front gate of the
Jakkoin nunnery. |
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Tomb of Empress Kenreimonin. |
