Buddhist temple
Rozan-ji
廬山寺（ろざんじ）
Kamigyō, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
A temple on Teramachi-dōri east of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, known as the site of Murasaki Shikibu's residence. Its principal image is a triad of Amida Nyorai with Kannon and Seishi Bosatsu, and it also enshrines Ganzan Daishi.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Principal image: seated Amida Nyorai with two attendants (Amida Nyorai with Kannon and Seishi Bosatsu)
History and things to know
According to the temple's guide, it began when Ganzan Daishi Ryōgen opened it to the south of Mount Funaoka in the Tengyō era (938–947). In Kangen 3 (1245) Kakuyu revived it and named it Rozan Tendai Kōji, and in the Tenshō era it moved to its present site. The present main hall and Sonpaiden were built in Kansei 6 (1794), when Emperor Kōkaku had part of the Sentō Imperial Palace moved here.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
It cannot be entered from the Kawaramachi-dōri side; enter from the Teramachi-dōri side (official guide).
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 廬山寺「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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