Zuihoin Temple

Zuihoin Temple

Zuihoin Temple (瑞峯院), a sub-temple of Daitokuji in Murasakino Daitokujicho, Kita Ward, Kyoto City, has a main hall and front gate built between 1536 and 1555, each designated an Important Cultural Property on June 21, 1962 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Main Hall and Front Gate

The main hall, hip-and-gable with a cypress-bark roof, is an example of the late medieval abbot's-quarters form, and the gabled front gate, also roofed in cypress bark, shows the character of its age (Agency for Cultural Affairs). According to the Kyoto Tourist Information Center, the temple has two dry gardens made by Shigemori Mirei in the Showa period, Dokuzatei and Kanmintei.

Each building is described on its own page.

Visiting

They are owned by Zuihoin Temple (Agency for Cultural Affairs). A 2023 guide from the Kyoto Tourist Information Center gives admission as 400 yen; check the temple for opening hours.