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Mimuroto-ji Temple

* The Hydrangea of Mimuroto-ji    *The autumnal leaves of Mimuroto-ji    * The Azalea of Mimuroto-ji

  • Mimuroto-ji Temple

  • Mimuroto-ji Temple
    • 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 cherry tree of Mimuroto-ji.

    The Hydrangea of Mimuroto-ji.

  • 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.
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  • * The slide show of "the cherry tree of Mimuroto-ji".

The autumnal leaves of Mimuroto-ji.

    The autumnal leaves 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."
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  • * The slide show of "the autumnal leaves of Mimuroto-ji".

The autumnal leaves of Mimuroto-ji.

    The Azalea 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.
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  • * The slide show of "the autumnal leaves of Mimuroto-ji".


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    Access to Mimuroto-ji

  • [Address]
  •     2 Shigatani, Todo, Uji-city, Kyoto Prefecture
  • [Access]
  •     15-minute walk from Mimurodoji Station on the Keihan Railway
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  • [The link to a website]
  •     The website of "Mimuroto-ji" (japanese).

* The Hydrangea of Mimuroto-ji    *The autumnal leaves of Mimuroto-ji    * The Azalea of Mimuroto-ji