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Mimuroto-ji Temple
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- Mimurodo-ji is the amulet-issuing office of the Saigoku-Kannon circuit of No. 10, and is special Honzan of the Honzan-syukensyu.
- Emperor Mitsuhito's command founded the back in Mimurodo-ji, and the Kannon-with-One-Thousand-Arms bodhisattva who appeared from Iwabuchi as the principal image about 1200 years ago.
- From the end of June, about 100 sorts of lotuses apply early in August, and will bloom.
- The appearance in which 10,000 stocks of hydrangeas bloom between Japan cedar groves is a wonderful scene so that it may be a purple picture scroll.
- 50 sorts, 10,000 stocks of Western- hydrangeas, Frame-hydrangea,Kashiwaba-hydrangea, a seven-step flower of a phantom, etc. bloom all over in a "hydrangea garden", and it is called the "hydrangea temple" in it in June.
The Hydrangea of Mimuroto-ji.
- Furthermore, it is famous also for autumnal leaves here.
- It was the famous place of autumnal leaves for many years, so that it was counted by one of the Uji 12 views at the Edo period.
- The beginning of December will be the time of autumnal leaves from the end of November.
- Now, autumnal leaves can be slowly enjoyed as "the hidden famous place of autumnal leaves", and a "good-place-known-to-few-people-autumnal-leaves famous place."
The autumnal leaves of Mimuroto-ji.
- Furthermore, it is famous also for an azalea (20000 stocks) here.
- At the temple in Kansai, they are famous also for the azalea, in addition a temple, about 20,000 books called top coming out.
- If it passes through a gate, the azalea of purple, white, and pink is in all glory to the right hand.
The Azalea of Mimuroto-ji.
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- [Address]
- 2 Shigatani, Todo, Uji-city, Kyoto Prefecture
- [Access]
- 15-minute walk from Mimurodoji Station on the Keihan Railway
- [The link to a website]
- The website of "Mimuroto-ji" (japanese).
Access to Mimuroto-ji