Yoshimine-dera Temple (Kyoto)

Japan / Kyoto / Nagaokakyo / Kyoto / Oharano Oshio-cho, 1372
 temple, place with historical importance, cultural heritage / national heritage, pilgrimage, interesting place, buddhist temple
Official site (Japanese): www.yoshiminedera.com/

Yoshimine-dera (善峯寺) is a temple of the Tendai school of Buddhism in the western ward of Nishikyō-ku, in Kyoto. It is built on the western hills (Nishiyama) overlooking the city.

It was founded in 1029 by Gensan.

The main image is a statue of thousand-armed Kannon. Notable features include the "Gliding Dragon" pine tree (Yōryu no matsu, a natural monument), which was trained to grow horizontally and was once over 50 meters long, and a Tahōtō two-story pagoda (an Important Cultural Asset).

Yoshimine-dera is the twentieth temple on the Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshimine-dera
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Coordinates:   34°56'16"N   135°38'39"E
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