To-ji temple is one of world heritages in Kyoto. This temple is famous for its Five-Storied Pagoda. When Shinkansen bullet train comes to Kyoto from west, you can see this great Pagoda. I think this is one of the symbol of Kyoto.
But To-ji temple isn’t only this Five-Storied Pagoda. Buddha statues in Koudo of here are quite great. These statues are called 3-D Mandala. Mandala is a mapping art of Buddha system. Many temples have such mandala arts but they are almost only 2-D art. Old painter painted Mandala, but in this To-ji temple sculptors made many big statues about Mandala mapping, so we can see Buddhism world as 3-D. If you don’t know much about Buddhism, don’t worry. No problem. These statues are so beautiful. Especially Taishaku-ten statue is famous for its beautiful face. You can see the Five-Storied Pagoda from outside of the gate, but it’s not enough. Please watch these 21 Buddha statues. There are 15 National treasure within 21 statues in this Koudo of To-ji temple.
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Kyoto city, Minami-ku, Kujo-cho 1
Tel : 075-691-3325
Kintetsu line “Toji” station, walk 10 minutes
city bus “Toji higashimon mae” bus stop, walk 1 minutes
parking 50 cars avairable : 600JPY/2 hours
Open 8:00 – Close 17:00
The time required about 40 minutes
No close day
adult fee 500JPY / child 400 – 300JPY
No need reservation
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