{"id":2599,"date":"2019-07-24T18:32:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T09:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/?p=2599"},"modified":"2019-08-08T10:41:30","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T01:41:30","slug":"vol-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/en\/event\/vol-64\/","title":{"rendered":"vol.64:Instagramy Spot Shojuin Temple in Kyoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shojuin Temple is located at the Southern area of Kyoto Prefecture and surrounded by mountains.<br \/>\nThis temple is famous for its heart shaped window for various range of generations.<br \/>\nThe shape of heart used for preventing a building from evil spirits and some unfortune things.<\/p>\n<p>The heart shaped window at the guest house in the site shows the beauty of Japan\u2019s four changing seasons, so many tourists visit and take a picture in front of it.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"style4a\">Shojuin Temple holds the Wind Bell Festival in the site.<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/20190724-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2597\" \/><br \/>\n2,000 wind bells are displayed along the path to the main hall.<br \/>\nThey are painted various kinds of flowers and fireworks and the blue wind bells and red ones are very cute.<br \/>\nIt must be a great photo you standing under them.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors relax and enjoy taking the time at the temple with a cup of green tea and Japanese sweets.<br \/>\nThe sound of wind bells make you feel cool and the place of Shojuin Temple, Tahara cho area, is cooler by five degree than the center of Kyoto city.<br \/>\nIt could be a great atmosphere for the visitors from urban area to care their feeling.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"style4a\">Wind Bell was a charm against evils<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/20190724-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2596\" \/><br \/>\nThe origin of a wind bell is bronze wind bells hanging from eaves of temple towers or halls.<br \/>\nIt was said that the precinct where the bell is ringing is considered sacred in old age.<br \/>\nThe wind bell spread into the public as a charm against evils.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"style4a\">Information<\/h4>\n<p>Address:<br \/>\n149, Okuyamada Kawa Kami, Uji Tahara cho, Tsuzuki gun, Kyoto<br \/>\nTime:<br \/>\n9:00~16:30<br \/>\nAccess:<br \/>\n\u201cIchu mae\u201d bus stop on the Keihan Bus to \u201c\u7dad\u4e2d\u524d\u30fb\u7dd1\u82d1\u5742\u5de5\u696d\u56e3\u5730\u524d\u884c\u201d at Uji Station on the JR\/ Keihan line.<br \/>\nAdmission Fee:<br \/>\n700 yen (Included a cup of tea, Japanese sweets and admission fee for the guest hall)<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"style4a\">Do you need more information?<\/h4>\n<p>You should receive such local information of Kyoto by an application &#8220;KoI APP&#8221;.<br \/>\nWith this application, even if you don\u2019t have Wi-Fi, you can find nearby stores and so on.<br \/>\nYou can install the application from the following URL.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=kyoto.kyonaka_gozan.koiapp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Android app\u300cKoI Service\u300d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/koi-service\/id1433855051?l=ja&amp;ls=1&amp;mt=8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>iPhone app\u300cKoI Service\u300d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shojuin Temple is located at the Southern area of Kyoto Prefecture and surrounded by mountains. 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