Cherished Legend·Rakuchū / Kawaramachi

Seigan-ji's Lost-Child Guidepost

An old Shinkyogoku temple linked by tradition to the poets Izumi Shikibu and Sei Shonagon. It is known for its 'lost-child guidepost' stone, once used to reunite the missing, and for a fan mound prayed to for mastery of the arts.

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These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.