Known as Kurodani-san, this is the main temple of the Jodo sect. The temple was originally built by Honen Shonin, a Buddhist priest who descended from Mt. It is said to be the birthplace of the Shinsengumi, the Shinsengumi, since it served as the headquarters of the Aizu clan’s Kyoto guardianship at the end of the Edo period, and Isamu Kondo and others were assigned to it. There is also a memorial tower to Tokugawa Hidetada’s wife, Chugenin (E). Date of construction: 1175
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35 min. by city bus from JR Kyoto Stn.