Adashino Nenbutsuji Temple
Japanese name：
あだし野念仏寺
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Main Image Stone Buddhist Images and Memorial Stones (about 8,000) Category Other
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DescriptionAdashino was historically a place of exposure burial. From the Meiji period onward, unclaimed stone Buddhist images and memorial stones scattered across the area were gathered at Adashino Nenbutsuji’s Sai-no-Kawara. Today roughly 8,000 stone figures and monuments stand densely together. Rather than centering on one celebrated sculpture, the site turns centuries of anonymous memorial prayer into an overwhelming landscape of Buddhist images. Each August, lamps are offered to the stones during the Sento Kuyo memorial service.
Basic Information
Spot ID
7738
Temple / Site
Adashino Nenbutsuji Temple
Visiting Area
Sai-no-Kawara
Visiting Status
Open for regular viewing (Mar–Nov admission 9:00–16:30; Dec–Feb 9:00–15:30)
Address
京都府京都市右京区嵯峨鳥居本化野町17
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