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Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
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Heian-era official Ono no Takamura allegedly commuted to Hell nightly through a well here to assist Enma, the King of Hell, with judging souls—returning to the living world each morning.
The temple sits at "Rokudō no Tsuji" (Six Realms Crossroads), the entrance to Toribeno burial grounds, marking the literal boundary between this world and the afterlife in Buddhist cosmology.
During the annual Rokudō Mairi festival, visitors ring the "Mukae-gane" (welcoming bell) to call back ancestors' spirits from the underworld—a tradition still practiced today.
Ono no Takamura was related to Ono no Komachi, one of Japan's most celebrated poets and beauties, suggesting the Ono clan held shamanic roles bridging the physical and spiritual realms.
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Gion-Shijo Station
Kiyomizu-Gojo Station
Kawaramachi Station
Higashiyama Station
Keihan Shichijo Station
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Heian-era official Ono no Takamura allegedly commuted to Hell nightly through a well here to assist Enma, the King of Hell, with judging souls—returning to the living world each morning.
The temple sits at "Rokudō no Tsuji" (Six Realms Crossroads), the entrance to Toribeno burial grounds, marking the literal boundary between this world and the afterlife in Buddhist cosmology.
During the annual Rokudō Mairi festival, visitors ring the "Mukae-gane" (welcoming bell) to call back ancestors' spirits from the underworld—a tradition still practiced today.
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