WEBKōdai-ji (高台寺, Kōdai-ji), formally identified as Jubuzan Kōdai-ji (鷲峰山高台寺, Jubuzan Kōdai-ji), is a temple of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan—the largest subtemple of the Kennin-ji branch.
WEBA temple abundant in beauty and historical significance. Kodaiji is a Zen Buddhist temple founded in 1605. Hideyoshi's bereaved wife Kita no Mandokoro, better known by her nickname, Nene, built it in memory of her deceased husband, the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Hideyoshi was a crucial figure in the unification of Japan, which had been torn ...
WEBKodai-ji Temple is located north east of Yasaka Hokanji Temple at the foot of Higashiyama Ryozen Mountains in Kyoto. It is officially called Kodaiji-jushozenji Temple. The temple was established in 1606 by Kita-no-Mandokoro (1548-1624) in memory of her late husband Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-1598). Kita-no-Mandokoro was also known as Nene.
WEBKodaiji (高台寺, Kōdaiji) is an outstanding temple in Kyoto 's Higashiyama District. It was established in 1606 in memory of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of Japan's greatest historical figures, by Hideyoshi's wife Nene who is also enshrined at the temple. Kodaiji belongs to the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism.