Anrakuju-in explained

is a Buddhist temple in Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan, built by former-Emperor Toba in 1137. The temple houses a number of Important Cultural Properties and the emperors Toba and Konoe are buried in the grounds. The Ashikaga estate from which the Ashikaga clan derived its name once belonged to Anrakuju-in.^[1]

Important Cultural Properties

• (Heian period)^[2]
• (Heian period)^[3]
• (Heian period)^[4]
• inscribed (1287)^[5]

See also

• Insei system
• Daijō Tennō
• Sennyū-ji

External links

Anrakuju-in homepage

34.9525°N 135.7547°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Japan's Name Culture: Significance of Names in a Religious, Political and Social Context . Plutschow, Herbert E. . . 1995 . 119 . 978-1-873410-42-4.
2. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 7 April 2011 .
3. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 7 April 2011 .
4. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 7 April 2011 .
5. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 7 April 2011 .