GIOJI TEMPLE

「平家物語」の遺跡の一つで、平清盛が寵愛した祗王、妹祗女、母刀自と、仏御前が出家して余生を送ったところと伝えられている。ひっそりとした庭に紅葉が散りゆく秋は、一層哀れな女の人生を感じさせ、訪れる人を幽玄の世界に誘う。

This is a Shingon Buddhist nunnery, which was built during the Meiji Period on the ruins of a hermitage. This hermitage was the place to which Princess Gio, her sister Gijo, their mother Toji, and a girl named Shiravyoshi retreated after the Princess lost the affection of the ruler at the time, Taira-no Kiyomori. Wooden statues of the women, who died here, ane of Kiyomori are displayed. The grounds are covered with moss and the location evokes particularly poignant feelings during the autumn, when the leaves turn.

拝観時間：９：００〜１６：４５

拝観料：３００円

駐車場：５台

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