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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