Kegon-ji Temple (Suzumushi-dera Temple)

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A Rinzai Buddhist temple in Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City. Some 50 thousand bell crickets are bred on the temple grounds annually, and due to their songs, audible not just in autumn but throughout the year, the temple has come to be known as the Suzumushi-dera (Bell Cricket Temple). In addition to a figure of Dainichi-nyorai (Voirocana), the main object of worship, the temple also enshrines a statue of Jizobosatsu (Kshitigarbha), and the temple attracts Kshitigarbha worshipers from around the nation as well as persons seeking aid with university entry, attaining better fortune, and finding a suitable partner. The temple is famous for its “Happy Kshitigarbha,” the only one in Japan to be depicted wearing straw sandals and said to grant a single wish, as well as its Suzumushi-seppo (Bell Cricket Sermons) given by priests, and the temple actively welcomes worshipers.

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Spot details

Address: Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nishikyou-ku Matsumurojikechou 31 Map
Area: Katsura / Nishiyama Area
Phone: 0753813830
Hours: 9:00-17:00(Last entry16:30)
Fees: [Admission fee] [Adult] 500yen [Child] 300yen
Parking Lot: Available(30spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Review

Crickets all over the year

Reviewed : 2020.12.27

Because there are many crickets, this temple is called Suzumushidera. When you go inside, you are obliged to take a seat and listen to a discourse of a bonze for a half hour. It smells a little bit a...
Relaxing time

Reviewed : 2018.07.18

I visited Suzumushi temple on weekend with my university friends. The lecture from chief priest was very interesting and there are many bell crickets. We heard the sound of the bell cricket. It was...
Not worth it for non-Japanese speakers

Reviewed : 2018.07.14

I visited it on a hot Saturday afternoon in July. When I arrived by the 63 JR bus, there was a line to get in. After 20 minutes we entered but I was told I could not enter the Temple itself if I...