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Obakusan Manpuku - ji Temple

127 Reviews

#3 of 116 things to do in Uji

Sights & Landmarks, Sacred & Religious Sites

34 Gokasho Sanban-wari, Uji 611-0011, Kyoto Prefecture

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“Elegant temple in Kyoto”

A very grand temple a short walk from the Obakusan train station on the JR Nara line. The grounds... read more

Reviewed 3 December 2018

Cheryl224

Hamamatsu, Japan

“萬福寺　［宇治］　Manpukuji (Uji)”

Manpukuji is a huge Zen temple complex with 23 halls and connecting cloisters dating to the... read more

Reviewed 21 April 2016

ART196

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2 Dec 2018

“Elegant temple in Kyoto”

21 Apr 2016

“萬福寺　［宇治］　Manpukuji (Uji)”

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34 Gokasho Sanban-wari, Uji 611-0011, Kyoto Prefecture

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Cheryl224

Hamamatsu, Japan

Reviewed 3 December 2018

Elegant temple in Kyoto

A very grand temple a short walk from the Obakusan train station on the JR Nara line. The grounds are expansive and visitors can get English information. Well worth a visit if you are aroud Kyoto!

Date of experience: November 2018

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ART196

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Reviewed 21 April 2016

萬福寺　［宇治］　Manpukuji (Uji)

Manpukuji is a huge Zen temple complex with 23 halls and connecting cloisters dating to the Mid-17th century. Manpukuji has very heavy influences from Ming China, such as the temple’s layout and teachings, and I was struck particularly by the many Chinese-style gates found throughout...More

Date of experience: March 2016

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colin_matthew

Singapore, Singapore

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Reviewed 14 February 2016

Huge Temple Complex With Few Visitors

Manpuku-ji is on the hill-side, about 10 to 15 minutes' walk from JR Obaku. While it is a few times the size of the Byodo-in complex, it gets much fewer visitors. Great if you want to wander around a Buddhist temple complex and avoid the...More

Date of experience: February 2016

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Chuzaa

Vancouver, Canada

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Reviewed 26 September 2015

The Manpuku-ji Temple of the Obaku Sect Zen Buddhism

When you are planning to spend a day in the Uji region of Kyoto to visit the Byodo-in Temple, try to include this unique Chinese temple in Kyoto. It’s less than five minutes on foot from JR Obaku Station (or Keihan Obaku Station). The Obaku...More

Date of experience: July 2015

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nakajimah

Bagneux, France

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Reviewed 25 May 2015

Zazen and the Futcha cooking

Not far from Kyoto, nevertheless there is a temple of which atomosphere is quite different: quiet, restful and unusual. The temple is Obakusan Manpukuji in Uji, near stations Obaku of a JR-line and a Keihan-line. The temple is the main temple of Obaku-shu, one of...More

Date of experience: April 2015

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Paul E

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Reviewed 17 June 2013

Quiet and beautiful Chinese-style Buddhist temple

This temple was built in Uji (near Kyoto) by the influential zen Buddhist monk Ingen around 1660 and named for a temple he had trained in in China. It has unusual features for a Japanese temple, with much Chinese styling. The monks serve a delicious...More

Date of experience: June 2013

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yew_djinn

London, United Kingdom

2322

Reviewed 25 January 2013

A trip inside a trip

This temple was built in Ming Chinese style, it's like travelling to China while still in Japan. I went there during Summer so the pink lotus were in full bloom, besides, it was a very hot day and I was the only person around. I...More

Date of experience: July 2012

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