Shin-Yakushiji Temple was established during the Nara Period (710-794) by an empress to pray for recovery of the ailing emperor. It is devoted to Yakushi Buddha, the patron of medicine in Japanese Buddhism. Shin-Yakushiji means New Yakushi Temple, because there had already existed a Yakushiji Temple. During its heyday, Shin-Yakushiji once consisted of a large complex of buildings, but it suffered from fire damage and only one building, the present main hall or Hon-do has survived from the 8th century. Inside the main hall, 12 life size statues of guardian deities stands surrounding a two meter tall statue of a seated Yakushi Buddha, which are the temple's main objects of worship. The Yakushi statue is a wooden statue while the guardians are made of clay. Each guardian has a different character and possesses a different weapon. Visitors will never be bored while admiring them. There are also a few small paths around the temple grounds so that visitors can stroll around.
Hours: 9:00 to 17:00 Closed: Opened all year round. Admission: 600 yen
Access information It takes about five minutes by foot to Shin-Yakushiji Temple south of Nara Park. Alternatively, you can take frequently departing Nara City Loop Buses and other buses from both JR Nara Station (10 minutes, 190 yen, platform 1) and Kintetsu Nara Station (5 minutes, 190 yen, platform 1), and walk ten minites from the Warishicho bus stop.
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久しぶりに清水寺に来てみた。清水寺の創建は平安遷都以前でかなり長い歴史を持っている。その後、幾度となく火災に遭い、建物を焼失してきた。寺院内にある今の建物はほとんど、徳川家光の時代に再建されたものである。ユネスコの世界文化遺産に認定される程、建物は荘厳で見ごたえがある。境内は２４２メートルの清水寺の中腹に石垣を築いてその上に建てられている。三年坂というきつい坂を上らねばならないが、多くのお店が軒を連ね雰囲気が良い。
I went to Kiyomizu-temple. Kyomizu temple was chozen for the world herritage-site from Unesco in 1994.
This temple was made in 780,but this was fired many times after that. Now`s temple was re-constract aroun 1633. This temple was really nice and located in the middle of the 242m mountain,so need to go up.
There are many shops around here and the atomosphere is really nice. I can recommend you to visit in this temple when you visit in Kyoto.
Tourism in Japan
Japan attracted 13,413,600 international tourists in 2014, slightly more than Singapore. Japan has 16 World Heritage Sites, including Himeji Castle and Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. Popular foreigner attractions include Tokyo and Nara, Mount Fuji, ski resorts such as Niseko in Hokkaido, Okinawa, riding the shinkansen and taking advantage of Japan's hotel and hotspring network.
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