Events
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Event
Nov 16 - Dec 2, 2023
Chion-in Autumn Illumination 2023＜秋のライトアップ2023＞
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Event
Dec 2 - 4, 2023
Butsumyō-e＜佛名会＞
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Event
Dec 7 - 8, 2023
Seikan-ki（Memorial Service for Seikanbō Genchi）＜勢観忌＞
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Event
Dec 25, 2023
O-minugui-shiki（Wiping Ceremony）＜御身拭式＞
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Event
Dec 27, 2023
Joya-no-kane Open Rehearsal＜除夜の鐘 試し撞き＞
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Event
Dec 31, 2023
Joya-no-kane（Bell Ringing on New Year’s Eve）＜除夜の鐘＞
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Event
Jan 1, 2024
Shushō-e (New Year’s Service)＜修正会＞
Chion-in English Guidance
Located in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, Chion-in is connected to Hōnen (1133-1212), the founder of the Jōdo Shū (Pure Land Sect) of Buddhism. It was here at Chion-in that Hōnen taught chanting the name of Amida (Sanskrit: Amitabha) to attain salvation, and it was here that he spent his final years. Today, with over 7,000 temples, the teachings of Hōnen have spread throughout Japan. Since 1523, Chion-in has been the head temple of the Jōdo Shū.
Also, Chion-in is highly appealing from a cultural standpoint, since it received donations from the Tokugawa shogun (supreme military commander) during the early Edo (1600-1867) period, and was built by the master artisans of the day.
