Recorded Joy·Rakutō / Ginkaku-ji

Mirokuin Temple (Shiawase Jizo)

Founded in the 1680s, this temple later oversaw a practice that let worshippers revere distant Mt. Fuji from a Kyoto riverside without leaving the city. Since moving beside the Philosopher's Path in 1927, it has drawn prayers to the Shiawase Jizo, a statue cradling an infant and believed to invite happiness.

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These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.