Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku jinja Shrine

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A Shinto shrine located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City that was established to honor patriots who worked to promote the reformation at the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. The grounds contain tombstones and cenotaphs dedicated to figures such as Sakamoto Ryoma, Nakaoka Shintaro, and Kido Takayoshi, as well as a Showa Shrine Grove commemorating military service. The adjoining Ryozen Museum of History exhibits literature and other materials related to the Meiji Restoration. On November 15, the birthday of Sakamoto Ryoma, the Ryoma Festival is held to comfort souls who benefited from his efforts. A key autumn event in Kyoto, the festival attracts throngs of people.

Spot details

Address: Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Seikanjiryousanchou 1 Map
Area: Around Kiyomizu-Dera Temple Area
Phone: 0755617124
Hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Grounds] Free [Tomb Admission fee] Adults300yen, Small/Junior high school students200yen
Parking Lot: Not available * Fee parking Available nearby
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Available (Smoking space only)
Wi-Fi: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Average budget: [Day] 1-1,000yen [Night] 1-1,000yen
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Yes (Grounds are possible, tombs are stairs only)
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Ryoma’s grave

Reviewed : 2020.08.18

Gokoku Jinjya is a shrine which is dedicated to fallen soldiers. But this one in Kyoto is different from other Gokoku Shrines, because there are graves of heroes at Bakumatsu, end of Edo Shogunate...
Place of Ryoma tomb

Reviewed : 2016.01.03

This is the place of Ryomas tomb. The tomb is quite small, but very interesting. Unless the other temples in Kyoto, this place is very quiet. You have a wonderful view over Kyoto.
坂本さ-のお墓がありますね＾＾

Reviewed : 2021.06.12

京都と坂本さんは、切っても切れないですよね。で、ここに坂本さんと中岡さんのお墓があります。また、いろいろとこの時代の志士たちといいますか倒幕に携わった方のお墓もありますし、坂道を登っていく運動にもなります。しかし、歴史を勉強するのは面白いですよね、また行く人によっても知識があったり、勉強家であれば会話も弾むし、やはり知識は無限にしったほうがいいですね笑この近くに、ミュージアムもあるの...