近隣案内
NEIGHBORHOOD INTRODUCTION
比叡山延暦寺
Mt. Hiei, Enryaku-ji Temple
平安時代初期の僧・最澄により開かれた日本天台宗の本山寺院。国宝的人材育成の学問と修行の道場として、法然・親鸞などの日本仏教各宗各派の名僧を多数輩出し、日本仏教の母山と呼ばれています。広大な比叡山の境内地に約100ほどの堂宇が点在しています。moksaから徒歩5分ほどにある叡山ケーブル八瀬駅から、ケーブルカーを乗り継いで山頂まで行くことができ、1日かけた寺院巡りだけでなく、1時間程度で往復できる散歩や3-4時間かけて大原まで下るハイキングなど、様々な楽しみ方が可能です。
Enryaku-ji is the main temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism, founded by the monk Saicho in the early Heian period (early 9th century AD). As a center for studying and training in Buddhism it has long been a national treasure, producing many famous monks from each sect of Japanese Buddhism, including Honen and Shinran. Enryaku-ji is often referred to as the “mother mountain” of Japanese Buddhism. About 100 halls are scattered throughout its vast precincts atop Mt. Hiei. Taking the Eizan Cable line from Yase Station, just a 5-minute walk from moksa, you can take a short cable car ride to reach the top of the mountain. You can enjoy a full day exploring the many temples here, or do a shorter 1 hour round-trip walk, or even make a 3-4 hour hike down from the mountain to the village of Ohara.
高野川
Takano River
比叡山と瓢箪崩れ山に挟まれた清流で、特別天然記念物のオオサンショウウオが生息していることでも知られています。水源は京都市左京区と滋賀県大津市の境付近の途中峠付近で、糺の森の南辺りの加茂大橋で賀茂川と合流して鴨川に。夏には、避暑地として川遊びの名所としても愛されています。
The Takano River is a stream of pure water sandwiched between Mt. Hiei and Mt. Hyotan-Kuzure, and is known for being a home of the protected giant salamander. The river’s source lies in a mountain pass near the border between Kyoto’s Sakyo Ward and the town of Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, and it joins the Kamo River at the Kamo Ohashi Bridge just south of Shimogamo Shrine’s Tadasu Forest. In summer, the Takano is beloved as a resort spot and a famous place to play in the river.
瑠璃光院
Rurikoin Temple
moksaから徒歩3分程度の場所にある、比叡山の麓にある浄土真宗の寺院。通常非公開ですが、春の青もみじと秋の紅葉の時期にだけ公開される紅葉の名所です。数寄屋造りの書院は、大正時代の終わり頃から昭和初期にかけて、京数寄屋造りの名人と称される中村外二によって造営されたもの。書院前には佐野藤右衛門一門の作庭と伝わる「瑠璃の庭」があり、書院の机や床に映り込む様子も絶景とされます。境内には、三条実美命名の由緒ある茶庵「喜鶴亭（きかくてい）」や、八瀬名物「かま風呂」を見学することもできます。
A temple of the Jodo Shinshu sect at the foot of Mt. Hiei, Rurikoin is about a 3-minute walk from moksa. It is usually closed to the public, but it is a famous spot for autumn leaves that opens only during the seasons of new green maple leaves in spring and the colorful autumn leaves in fall. The Sukiya-style Shoin Hall was built in the early Showa period (1940s) by Nakamura Sotoji, known as a master of classical Sukiya architecture. In front of the Shoin, there is the "Lapis Lazuli Garden", which is said to be created by Sano Toemon Ichimon ~ here the reflection of the garden on the table and floor of the Shoin is also stunning. In the grounds, you can also visit the teahouse "Kikakutei" named by Sanjo Sanetomi and the famous Yase "Kamaburo" Kiln bath.
御蔭神社
Mikage Shrine
moksaのすぐ裏の山道を15分ほど登ると辿り着く小さな神社。京の都の鬼門（北東）に位置する御蔭神社は京都（山城国）を護る神社で、賀茂御祖神社（下鴨神社）の奥宮になります。紀元前に賀茂建角身命（かもたけつぬみのみこと）と玉依媛命（たまよりひめのみこと）が降臨した聖地であり、日本最古の神事「御蔭祭（みかげまつり）」が行われる祭祀場でもあります。
A small shrine that you can reach by climbing the mountain path just behind moksa for about 15 minutes. Mikage Jinja, located in the “Demon Gate” (northeast) of the old capital of Kyoto, is a shrine that protects Kyoto and is also the interior shrine of Shimogamo Shrine.
It is a sacred place where Kamotaketsunumi Mikoto and Tamayori Hime Mikoto came to earth in Japan’s pre-history, and is also home to the oldest Shinto ritual in Japan, the Mikage Festival.