@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social
2026-07-23 02:53 UTC
In spring the temple's beautiful shidarezakura erupt in an explosion of pinks. The famed poet Saigyō (西行法師 1118-90), who loved cherry blossoms and wrote countless poems about them, is said to have visited the temple numerous times to illicitly meet Empress Taikenmon'in.
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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social 2026-07-23 03:28
Hōkongō-in (法金剛院) is affiliated with Tōshōdai-ji (唐招提寺) in Nara, and is one of the few Ritsu sect (律宗) temples in Kyōto. Enshrined in the main hall is a seated image of Amida, said to protect those born in the Year of the Dog (2006/2018...) and Boar (2007/2019...).