鹿苑寺
Kinkaku-ji Temple
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu developed the Kitayama villa here in 1397; it became Rokuon-ji after his death.
Muromachi — Temples
Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, from Hokkaido to Okinawa.
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19 Temples · 2 ShrinesAbout historical eras
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大仙院
Daisen-in
Kogaku Soko established Daisenin in 1509.
永源寺
Eigen-ji Temple
Sasaki Ujiyori established Eigenji in 1361 with Jakushitsu Genko as founding abbot.
円成寺
Enjō-ji Temple
Following earlier destruction, reconstruction restored fourteen temple buildings by 1487 under Eikō’s leadership.
慈照寺
Ginkaku-ji Temple
Ashikaga Yoshimasa began building the villa that preceded Jishoji in 1482; it became a Zen temple after his death.
法観寺
Hōkan-ji Temple
Ashikaga Yoshinori rebuilt the surviving Yasaka Pagoda in 1440.
本能寺
Honnō-ji Temple
Nichiryu founded the predecessor called Honnoji with a different spelling in 1415; the present temple name was adopted in 1433.
伊奈波神社
Inaba Shrine
The shrine’s account records its relocation to the mountain’s foot under Saito Dosan in 1539.
聚光院
Jukō-in
Jukoin was founded in 1566 as a memorial temple for Miyoshi Nagayoshi.
吉備津神社
Kibitsu Shrine
The main sanctuary and worship hall were rebuilt in 1425. Their distinctive paired-gable design is known as Kibitsu-zukuri.
向嶽寺
Kōgaku-ji Temple
Kogakuji was established in 1380 with Battai Tokusho as founding abbot and Takeda Nobunari as patron.
金剛證寺
Kongōshō-ji Temple
The temple was revived in 1392 under Butchi Zenji and changed from Shingon to Rinzai affiliation.
万満寺
Manman-ji Temple
Chiba Mitsutane revived the temple as Manman-ji in 1379, inviting Koten Shūsei from Kamakura’s Zuisen-ji.
妙国寺
Myōkoku-ji Temple
The official tourism account attributes Myōkoku-ji’s foundation to Nikkō in 1562.
妙心寺
Myōshin-ji Temple
Emperor Hanazono converted his villa into Myoshinji in 1337 with Kanzan Egen as founding priest.
龍安寺
Ryōan-ji Temple
Hosokawa Katsumoto founded Ryōan-ji in 1450 on a former villa estate.
相国寺
Shōkoku-ji Temple
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu’s Shokokuji complex was completed in 1392 after about a decade of construction.
崇福寺
Sōfuku-ji Temple
The temple’s history cites a 1390 record of Taihaku Shingen taking the founding abbot’s position.
天龍寺
Tenryū-ji Temple
Tenryuji was founded in 1339 to commemorate Emperor Go-Daigo and those who died in the conflict between the two imperial courts.
等持院
Tōji-in Temple
Ashikaga Takauji established Tojiin in 1341 with Muso Soseki as founding master.
豊川稲荷
Toyokawa Inari
Tokai Gieki founded Myogonji, commonly called Toyokawa Inari, as a Soto temple in 1441.
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