Anrakuji Temple
Anrakuji Temple (安楽寺) in Shishigatani Goshonodancho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, is a Jodo Buddhist temple whose late Edo main hall and shoin and its gate of 1892 were registered as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties on March 18, 2003 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is owned by Anrakuji Temple.
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The Three Buildings
The main hall, toward the north of the precinct and facing south, has a skirted pyramidal front hall with a gabled inner hall projecting behind. The shoin to its east, linked by a corridor, has three rooms, the inner one a sukiya-style room of logs and coloured clay walls. The gate at the top of stone steps in the south-west corner is thatched, with octagonal posts and fanned log rafters in the sukiya manner (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Each is described on its own page.
Visiting
It is owned by Anrakuji Temple (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on opening days was found; check with the temple.
References
- Anrakuji Temple Main Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00003263
- Anrakuji Temple Shoin (Guest Hall) (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00003264
- Anrakuji Temple Gate (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00003265
Last verified: 2026.10.27
Basic Information
| Name | Anrakuji Temple |
|---|---|
| Location | Shishigatani Goshonodancho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture |
| Owner | Anrakuji Temple |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Properties (3) |
| Coordinates | 35.02152, 135.79652 |
