Kuanji Temple
In addition to seasonal flowers, you can also worship face-to-face with the Buddha statues in the various halls. You can also take a stroll around the vast grounds and try out various training experiences such as copying sutras and Buddha images.
This temple is the 12th sacred site of the Kansai Flower Temples. Enjoy a variety of flowers and trees throughout the year, including peonies and azaleas in spring, hydrangeas and water lilies in early summer, autumn foliage, and camellias and wintersweets in winter. It is said that Gyoki founded the temple in 725, dedicating the Thousand-Armed Kannon as its principal deity. Hideyoshi is said to have once come here to worship the Three Light Gods and enjoy moon-viewing. The entrance tower gate, built during the Nara period, features a unique technique of sloping eaves. Its elegant appearance has been called the "most beautiful tower gate," and it has been designated an Important Cultural Property. North of the main hall, across the "Ryōka no Michi" (Rokka no Michi), is the beautiful garden known as "Kokuen," as well as the "Ajiyama" (mountain) and "Banjiike" (pond), which are inspired by Sanskrit characters. The garden is also known as the "Mandala Garden."
Basic information
- Parking Available
- Child
- Business hours
- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Holidays
- Open throughout the year
- Price
- Adults and elementary school students and above: 300 yen
- Languages
- N/A
- Access
- Take the Hankyu bus from Ikeda Station on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line and get off at "Kyuanji"
- Address
- 697 Fushiocho, Ikeda City, Osaka Prefecture
- Telephone
- 072-752-1857
- Average time
- Approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour
- Other
- 6月下旬 あじさいうかべ
11月第3日曜日 もみじまつり
