This particular temple doesn't show up on all of my area maps and doesn't have much of a presence online. I had to do some digging to find out about it. It's not quite as happening a place as the Yushima Tenjin shrine (shown a couple of posts back).
Reiun-ji was originally built in 1691 but has been rebuilt a couple of times because of earthquakes and fire. Apparently, it houses some scrolls and a mandala (a Buddhist painting to really oversimplify it, much more about this specific mandala at the link, second entry) that are national treasures.
the entrance from the inside, notice how there's just a somewhat ornate gate, but no torii this indicates immediately that it's probably a temple |
the temple |
nobody was around, which I attribute partially to subpar landscaping---the shrine around the corner is a much nicer place to hang out |
but it has some pretty spots |
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