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Shōbō-ji

正法寺

A Shingon sect temple featuring an impressive statue of the 3-faced thousand armed Kannon and a beautiful, well-kept Zen rock garden. Many of the rocks within the garden were chosen to resemble animals, like a rabbit and frog.

Address
1102 Kasuga-cho Oharano
Getting there
on the opposite side of the road from Oharano Shrine
Hours
Daily 09:00-17:00
Price
¥300

Listing from Wikivoyage: Kyoto/South, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 27 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.