Local Secret · Karasuma / Shijo
Rokkakudo (Choho-ji) 六角堂（頂法寺）
Hexagonal temple hall in central Kyoto, birthplace of the Ikenobo school of ikebana and the city's 'navel stone'.
PriceFree
Getting thereKarasuma Oike Station (Kyoto Subway), about 3 min
Time needed30-60 min
Address248 Donomaecho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto 604-8134
About
Choho-ji is known as Rokkakudo for its six-sided main hall, said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku. It is the home of Ikenobo, Japan's oldest school of flower arrangement, and its courtyard holds the 'heso-ishi' stone once said to mark the center of Kyoto. A glass elevator in the next building gives a view down onto the roof.
Highlights
- Hexagonal main hall
- Birthplace of ikebana (Ikenobo)
- Heso-ishi 'navel stone'
- Weeping willow said to grant love wishes
Tips
- Free grounds; look down at the roof from the Ikenobo building's glass elevator
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