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Gojouzaka
Leading towards Kiyomizu Temple, this road is known for pottery. The road is lined with many pottery shops selling dining ware and other sorts of pottery for a
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- Address
- 東山区五条橋東6-514
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- Phone
- +81-75-531-4171
- Website
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- Open Hours
- 1-12: Mon-Sun: - 06:00-17:00
About this sight
Located close to the well-known Kiyomizu Temple, this temple was founded by the Buddhist Jodo Shinshu sect and features a graveyard of more than 15,000 tombstones. The temple also serves as the cemetery's crematorium. The tombstone of Shin Buddhism's founder, Shinran Shonin, can be found here as well.
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