[Kyoto] Temple associated with Saint Honen, who helped eradicate epidemics

●Name Hyakumanben Chionji Temple ●Access 103 Tanakamonzencho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 🚗There is no parking, so please use a nearby parking lot ●Points A temple closely connected to the local community where a handicraft market is held on the 15th of every month This is a temple associated with Honen Shonin, the founder of the Jodo sect, and is the head temple of the Jodo sect At the end of the Kamakura period, an epidemic broke out, and people recited the nembutsu a million times in prayer to ward off the epidemic, which is why it got its name "Hyakumanben" This is a temple worth visiting during the current coronavirus pandemic #SummerWeekendTrip #KeihanGroupCampaign