Kyoto 🇯🇵 Atago Nenbutsu Temple

The main deity is the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, who has been revered as a deity that wards off disasters and relieves misfortunes since the Heian period. Atago Nenbutsu-ji Temple is famous for its butterfly blossoms in the spring and is known as the "Arhat Temple of Red Leaves" in the fall. The temple has more than 1,200 stone Arhats with rich expressions, which can calm the soul. In autumn, the leaves of Mt. Okusaga turn red, and the dense maple leaves of Niomon, the main hall built in the Kamakura period, Jizodo, and the Arhat statue fade into the background, deepening the beauty of Atago Nenbutsu-ji Temple. #2024TravelReview