Gesshin-ji Temple
Gesshin-ji was formerly the villa of Taisho and Showa era painter Kansetsu Hashimoto (1883-1945).
During the Edo period, it was a tea house that travelers of the Tokaido road would frequent, and possessed a water well referred to as the “Hashirii Well Curb” which travelers would use to quench their thirst.
| Address | 27-9, Otanicho, Otsu-shi, Shiga-ken, 520-0062, Japan |
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| Access |
■By train 5 min. by foot from Keihan 「Otani Station」 ■By car 5 min. from the Meishin Kyoto-Higashi Interchange |
| Contact |
TEL:077-524-3421
(Reservation Required) |
| Price | Free within the shrine grounds (Entry into the shrine requires prior notice) |