[Temple Sennyu-ji Temple] A special opening of the Shariden once every 12 years. Special exhibits include “Undragon Zu” by Sansetsu Kano, and Japan’s oldest standing statue of “Idaten,” which continues to protect Buddha’s tusk sariras. From November 9th to December 1st, 2024
Temple Sennyuji Press release: October 30, 2024 The Shariden is open to the public for a limited time only once every 12 years. Special exhibits include “Undragon Zu” by Sansetsu Kano, and Japan’s oldest standing statue of “Idaten,” which continues to protect Buddha’s tusk sariras. From November 9th to December 1st, 2024 Special autumn visit to Sennyu-ji Temple, the family temple of the Imperial Family
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/150876/1/150876-1-b0e513ad22a4be570b3a1f5ddfdec09c-3900×2733.jpg Shariden Special opening of the Shariden, which is normally closed to the public. At Sennyuji Temple (Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City), the Shariden, which is normally closed to the public, will be open to the public from November 9th to December 1st, 2024 as a special autumn opening. This exhibition was held as part of the “60th Kyoto Special Exhibition of Non-Public Cultural Properties,” a project to raise awareness of the protection of cultural properties that began in 1965. This is carried out with the aim of increasing the Since Emperor Shijo, Sennyu-ji Temple has been the place of worship for the imperial family, where many of the funerals of successive emperors have been held.In the Edo period, the mausoleums of successive emperors and empresses were built on the grounds, and since then it has continued to be the only temple in the country. It has been protected and passed down. It was not until the 1950s that it was allowed to be opened to the public.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/150876/1/150876-1-8e0ca93cf5f282a8cf5b3474f6d00ec0-1892×2700.jpg “Idaten” statue For a limited time, you can experience the singing dragon of Kano Sansetsu’s “Unryu”, which is released once every 12 years in the Year of the Dragon This special exhibition will feature the “Idaten Statue” in the inner shrine of the Shariden, which has rarely been shown to the public until now, as well as the “Unryu” by Kano Sansetsu, which is exhibited once every 12 years in the Year of the Dragon. We will be holding a Nakiryu experience for a limited time. The Shariden of Sennyu-ji Temple is a precious shrine that enshrines the Buddha’s Tooth Shari (Shakyamuni Buddha’s Teeth). The Buddha’s Tooth is a canine tooth that has only four of the Buddha’s teeth, one of which was kept at Sennyu-ji Temple. It is enshrined. It is said to be more valued than other Buddha’s relics because it was on the lips of Buddha when he preached Buddhism. In line with the opening period, in addition to the autumn-limited goshuin, we will be awarding a limited-edition goshuin of the Shariden Nakiryu. Please be sure to visit the Gozasho Garden with its autumn leaves.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/150876/1/150876-1-94a87d1a3bcdf81620f534832ca6e0cb-3900×2035.jpg Left 2: Shariden Nakiryu Limited Goshuin, Right: Autumn Limited Goshuin A hidden treasure of Sennyu-ji Temple that has been preserved and handed down in vivid colors for over 800 years. Yang Guifei Guanyin statue The wooden statue of Holy Kannon (Yoryu Kannon), which was brought from the Southern Song Dynasty in 1230, is enshrined in the hall just to the left after passing through the main gate of Sennyu-ji Temple. Because of its beauty, it is said that Emperor Xuanzong created the statue by copying the image of the late Yang Guifei, and it is a treasure of Sennyuji Temple that has been worshiped since the early Edo period as the “Yang Guifei Kannon Statue.” Even after more than 800 years, many of the colors still remain, and the statue is worthy of its name, with its sitting posture as if it were alive. Nowadays, many people who wish to be beautiful not only in appearance, but also inside and in the heart, regardless of gender, have come to know Kannon as a goddess of beauty.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/150876/1/150876-1-398e59ff6cc4a9ba1d5c989f2b069d37-1800×2700.jpg “Yang Guifei Kannon Statue” Photography: Kosuke Sasaki [Head temple Sennyu-ji Temple] URL: https://mitera.org Access: About 10 minutes by taxi from JR/Kintetsu/Subway Kyoto Station 20 minutes walk from “Tofukuji Station” on JR Nara Line/Keihan Railway Approximately 10 minutes by car from Hanshin Expressway “Kamogawa West Exit” Address: 27 Sennyuji Yamauchicho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0977 TEL: 075-561-1551 Visiting hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (December to February until 16:30) *Admission reception closes 30 minutes before closing Admission to the temple: 500 yen (300 yen for elementary and junior high school students) Buddha hall, Yang Guifei Kannon Hall, treasure house (Shinshoden), etc. Special admission: 500 yen ( Free for elementary school students and under when accompanied by a guardian )
Gozasho/Gozasho Garden *Due to events, some facilities may not be available for viewing on certain days or times. [60th Kyoto Special Exhibition of Non-Public Cultural Properties: Visiting the Shariden of Sennyu-ji Temple] In addition to the admission fee paid to Sennyu-ji Temple, you will be required to pay 1,000 yen (500 yen for junior high and high school students). Entrance fees received from everyone will be used for conservation, repair, maintenance, etc., in order to pass on this valuable cultural property to future generations. Reception hours for viewing are from 9:00 to 16:00. For more information, please contact the Kyoto Ancient Culture Preservation Association Secretariat Tel: 075-451-3313 (Weekdays 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Please contact us.