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Daitokuji Temple
53 Murasakino Phone: ☎ 075-491-0019About
Daitokuji Temple (大徳寺), 53 Murasakino (Nearest bus stop: Daitokuji-mae, routes 28 and 91), ☎ 075-491-0019. A large temple complex, boasting many smaller sub-temples within its grounds. Daitokuji is the quietest of the temples in north-western Kyoto, and if you visit it at the start of the day, you could virtually have it to yourself. Eight of the twenty-four sub-temples are open to the public (most days 9 AM - 5 PM), and each charges an admission fee (around ¥400). The most popular sub-temples are Daisen-in, located on the northern side of the temple complex, which has a beautiful Zen garden, along with delicious cinammon sweets that only this temple has rights to sell/produce (you can sample one if you get the tea or buy a pack for ¥700), Koto-in particularly noted for its maple trees, which are beautiful in autumn, if you don't mind the crowds, and Hoshun-in which features the same architectural style as Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji Temples as a backdrop to the elegant bridge over a pond.
