Okame-zuka at Senbon Shaka-do

Central (Rakuchū)｜西陣・北野

Its main hall, built in 1227 and spared by the Ōnin War's fires, is the oldest building in central Kyoto (National Treasure). By temple lore, when the master carpenter cut a pillar too short, his wife Okame saved him with a clever fix — then took her own life before the ridge-raising, lest it shame him to be known he owed the work to a woman's counsel.

Coffee nearby

Stones nearby

These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.