Chishakuin temple is the head temple of the Chisan sect of Shingon Buddhism. Chishakuin Temple was originally built at Koyasan in Wakayama, which is far south of Kyoto. The buildings were brought to Kyoto in 1598 on the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Chishaku-in’s third head priest Nicho was granted more land in the form of the neighboring Zen temple Shōunzen-ji, which was built by Hideyoshi to bury the soul of his beloved son Tsurumatsu.
This temple is well-known for its panel paintings and gardens. The wall paintings and fusuma paintings were produced by Hasegawa Tohaku and Kyuzo, and gardens with a pond are said to have been created by Sen no Rikyu.
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