Kyu-Chikurin-In

Kyu-Chikurin-In is a former temple located near the prefectural city of Otsu in Shiga prefecture. It’s located just a few minutes away from Kyoto Station. While no longer a temple, the place has been turned into a “Satobo” or retirement house for the priest of Enryaku-Ji temple which is located on top of Mt. Hiei and overlooking Kyu-Chikurin-In.

While Kyu-Chikurin-In is a beautiful and classic Japanese house, it is its small garden and many tea ceremony houses that make the place so popular among local tourists.