Like the akiya problem where more and more houses are abandoned in the countryside of Japan, Buddhist temples are facing the same problem. In this video, I am going to show you an abandoned Buddhist temple in the Higashiyama area of Kyoto city, south of the famous Kiyomizu temple.
0:00 Introduction and sad facts of Buddhist Temples
1:14 From the outside of the temple
3:20 Entering the Buddhist Temple (Jizo-in)
5:42 Two different types of Buddhist Temples in Japan
7:57 Back of the temple
9:30 Additional info about this temple (type, usage, built date)
10:36 Residencial building on the temple premise
14:28 End of video and Buddhist Temple in Kanazawa
*Apologies that I spelt Buddhist wrong for the entire video…even messed up the thumbnail
Information and price on the Jizo-in temple in Kyoto city (shown in the video)
Information and price on a similar temple in Kanazawa city
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