Walk around these power spots! Start your stroll around Mount Higashiyama 's famous Buddhist and Shinto sites from Hotel Forza Kyoto .
We will introduce four carefully selected famous places known as power spots, all within walking distance of Hotel Forza Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi. Each has its own benefits and historical background, and many people feel a spiritual allure from these places. We will also introduce the manager's favorite goshuin stamps.
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Table of Contents
- Introducing the manager's favorite route at Hotel Forza Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi
- 1. Yasaka Shrine A must-see for those seeking beauty?
- 2. Kodaiji Temple
- 3. Yasui Konpira Shrine
- 4. Rokudo Chinnoji Temple
- The next morning, recharge with energy at the hotel's breakfast buffet!
- summary
- Special plan for MATCHA readers only!
Introducing the manager's favorite route at Hotel Forza Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi
I'm Y, the manager of Hotel Forza Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi. Today, I'd like to introduce some of my favorite walking routes to you. Each of these locations is famous not only as a tourist attraction, but also as a power spot, so I hope this will be helpful for those visiting Kyoto for the first time, as well as those who have never visited before.
1. Yasaka Shrine A must-see for those seeking beauty?
What kind of shrine?
Yasaka Shrine has long been worshipped as a god who wards off epidemics and misfortune, and is a symbol of Kyoto's culture and history. The Gion Festival, one of Japan's three major festivals, is also famous as the Yasaka Shrine's festival, and if you visit during the Gion Festival, you can truly experience its sacredness and bustle.
The location is in Gion, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, adjacent to Maruyama Park.
The most popular theory is that it was founded in 656, but there is also a theory that it was built in 876 by Ennyo, a monk from Nara.
■Main deity:
- Susanoo-no-Mikoto: God of protection from misfortune and disease. Known as the hero who defeated Yamata no Orochi, he has the power to exorcise evil.
-Kushinadahime no Mikoto: Wife of Susanoo. A symbol of beauty and fertility, she is said to bring good fortune in family harmony and matchmaking.
-Yahashira no Mikogami
■Benefits
The eight gods born between the two gods symbolize family love and harmony, and bring safety and prosperity to the home.
Prayers for protection from misfortune and disaster, warding off epidemics, finding a partner, beauty, business prosperity, academic success, safe childbirth, etc.
Goshuin is here ▼
Umigozensha Shrine
There are various shrines within the grounds, including Utsukushigozensha, which enshrines the three goddesses of beauty and is said to be popular with people praying for beauty and rejuvenation.
The sacred water (commonly known as beauty water) that springs in front of the shrine is said to bring beauty benefits, as applying 2-3 drops to the skin will make both body and mind beautiful.
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Address: 625 Gioncho Kitagawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture
Travel time from Hotel Forza Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi: Approximately 18 minutes on foot
2. Kodaiji Temple
What kind of temple is it?
Located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, this Zen temple of the Kenninji school of the Rinzai sect was built in 1606 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife, Kita no Mandokoro (Nene), to pray for Hideyoshi's soul. The temple is a physical manifestation of Nene's deep love and prayers, and is also an artistic space that brings together the best of Momoyama culture. It is one of Kyoto's most famous temples, blending history, architecture, art, and nature.
■Benefits
Good luck and fortune, career luck and career success (the shrine is believed to be inspired by the success and prosperity of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Nene), health and longevity, protection from misfortune, marital harmony, etc.
What are its attractions and appeal as a power spot?
The strolling pond garden, believed to have been designed by Kobori Enshu, includes the Garyu Pond and Engetsu Pond, and is famous as a spot for viewing autumn leaves and cherry blossoms. Kyoto's gardens also use borrowed scenery, incorporating the Mount Higashiyama range into the background, giving the space a sense of depth and spaciousness.
The beautiful garden, which uses borrowed scenery techniques, is also a famous spot for viewing autumn leaves and cherry blossoms.
The bamboo forest within the temple grounds is said to have a good flow of energy, and is believed to be effective in purifying the mind and body. It is also said that there are spirit houses scattered around the temple where energy gathers, and some people say that just visiting them can heal them.
Just walking around makes you feel refreshed
Kodaiji Temple is a place filled with a "quiet power" born from the harmony of its historical background and nature. People visit with various wishes in life, such as love, work, and health, incessantly.
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Address: 526 Shimokawaracho, Kodaiji, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture
Travel time from Yasaka Shrine: Approximately 7 minutes on foot
Time required from Hotel Forza Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi: Approximately 24 minutes on foot
3. Yasui Konpira Shrine
What kind of shrine?
Yasui Konpiragu Shrine is a very unique shrine located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, and is famous nationwide for its special blessings in "severing and making relationships." It is not just a "shrine for cutting ties," but a powerful place where you can witness a turning point in your life. Many worshippers visit the shrine in search of a mystical experience in which they can discover a new self by cutting off bad ties.
■Main deity
- Emperor Sutoku: Emperor of the late Heian period, also known for his legend of vengeful spirits
- Omononushi-no-Kami: God of maritime safety and matchmaking, enshrined from Kotohira Shrine
- Minamoto no Yorimasa: A military commander who served Emperor Shirakawa.
■Benefits
Severing ties and finding new ones: It is believed to have powerful benefits in severing bad relationships and finding new ones, and people who are troubled by love, relationships, illness, or bad habits (gambling, alcohol, tobacco, etc.) come to pray here.
The stone monument for breaking and making bad ties within the temple grounds is said to cut off bad ties and bring about good ones by passing through the hole in the Chuo from front to back and back to front. The proper way to worship is to write your wish on a "katashiro" (paper doll) and attach it to the stone monument.
Pass through to cut off bad relationships and attract good ones
Goshuin is here ▼
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Address: 70 Shimobentencho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City
Time required from Kodaiji Temple: Approximately 7 minutes on foot
Travel time from Hotel Forza Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi: Approximately 19 minutes on foot
4. Rokudo Chinnoji Temple
What kind of temple is it?
Rokudo Chinno-ji Temple is a Rinzai sect Kenninji temple located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. It is a very unique and mysterious temple that is said to be located on the border between this world and the other world. It is a temple in Kyoto that is particularly steeped in legends related to the afterlife and spiritual boundaries. It is a highly recommended spot for history buffs and those with an interest in spiritual matters.
■Benefits
A well that connects to the underworld?
The location of Rokudo Chinno-ji Temple is at the entrance to the former burial ground "Toribeno," and was called "Rokudo no Tsuji," the boundary between this world and the underworld. ("Rokudo" refers to the six afterlife realms in Buddhism: hell, hungry ghosts, animals, asuras, humans, and heaven.)
Legend has it that Ono no Ono, a nobleman from the Heian period, served the Imperial Court during the day and commuted to the Enma-cho in the underworld at night. Within the temple grounds, there are two wells that he is said to have used on his way to the underworld, the "Meido-Toui Well," and the "Yomi-Gaeri Well," which he used on his way back.
If you're lucky, it might be open (photo taken through a gap in the door on the day)
As you enter the temple grounds, you will see a welcoming bell on your right. The end of the rope is visible in the middle of the image, and when you pull it with your hand, the sound of the bell rings out.
-It is believed that ringing the welcoming bell in the temple grounds will resonate in the underworld and bring spirits back to this world.
A statue of King Enma is enshrined in the main hall, and his imposing appearance exudes the dignity of the "King of the Underworld who judges the sins of the dead."
It is open to the public during the Obon festival "Rokudo Mairi"
Goshuin stamps are available here (multiple types available)
This is the favorite goshuin stamp of the manager of Hotel Forza Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi.
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Address: 595 Komatsu Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture
Travel time from Yasui Konpira Shrine: 5 minutes on foot
Travel time from Hotel Forza Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi: 22 minutes on foot
The next morning, recharge with energy at the hotel's breakfast buffet!
Hotel Forza Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi offers a Japanese and Western buffet made with plenty of local ingredients.
A breakfast featuring autumn flavors such as freshly cooked Koshihikari rice (changes daily) from Hachidaime Gihee, miso soup made with Kyoto miso, and Nishiri pickles is one of the joys of travel. Enjoy a moment to satisfy both body and mind before touring the tourist attractions.
Please ask the front desk staff if you wish to use this service.
summary
There are many temples and shrines in Kyoto, but this time I've introduced spots that are within walking distance from Hotel Forza Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi. I actually walked around and found that it took about three hours for me to see everything.
The Kyoto shrines we introduced this time, Yasaka Shrine, Kodaiji Temple, Yasui Konpiragu Shrine, and Rokudo Chinnoji Temple, are all known as power spots, each with its own unique benefits and spiritual significance.
It is said that visiting these four spots will bring you many benefits, such as purifying your mind and body , finding good relationships, severing bad relationships, paying tribute to your ancestors, and bringing good fortune, so if you are approaching a turning point or milestone in your life, be sure to check this out (roughly speaking, lol).
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