Joko-ji Temple
Jokoji is a small temple, also known as Zuiho-zan, that is the 22nd stop on the Rakuyo Pilgrimage in Kyoto. |
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Jokoji temple hondo. |
It is said that the temple grounds used to house the residence of the regent Fujiwara Nobunaga, but after becoming the posession of Fujiwara Tadazane, Chief Advisor to the cloistered Chisoku-in, the residence was converted into a temple in the first year of Eikyu (1113). |
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Jokoji temple gate. |
