Kyoto Attractions
Temple of Rengeoin
Sanjusangendo Hall
The temple of Rengeoin in eastern Kyoto is better known by its
popular name of Sanjusangendo Hall, and houses an amazing sight.
Inside the longest wooden building in Japan stand row upon row of
life-sized statues of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, carved from
Japanese cypress in the 12th and 13th centuries. There are 1,001
statues altogether. The statues surround the
large, central figure of a seated Kannon, carved in 1254
in the Kamakura Period.
Address: Shichijo Dori;
Telephone: (0)75 525 0033;
Transport: Bus 100, 206 or 208 to Hakubutsukan Sanjusangendo-mae;
Opening time: Daily 8am to 5pm (April to mid-November); 9am to 4pm the rest of the year;
Admission: ¥600 (adults), ¥300 (children)
