Kanshin-ji and Kongō-ji, Two Temples of Kawachinagano: Esoteric Buddhist Art and the Legacy of the Southern Court

Kyoto National Museum

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The city of Kawachinagano in southern Osaka long prospered as a crossroads connecting travelers from Kyoto with roads leading to the sacred Buddhist mountain Koyasan. This area is home to the ancient temples Kanshin-ji and Kongō-ji, centers of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism that reflect the region's abundant religious and cultural history. During the years of contested Imperial rule known as the Nanbokuchō (Southern and Northern Courts) period (1333–1392), the area was also the temporary residence of Emperor Go-Murakami and the southern court's loyalist forces, including the famous warrior Masanari Kusunoki.

Between 2016 and 2020, the Kyoto National Museum conducted extensive inventory surveys of these two temples. Building on the museum's findings, this exhibition introduces a wide range of well-known masterpieces as well as newly discovered temple treasures that shed new light on the richly layered history and culture of Kawachinagano.

Part I: July 30–August 21, 2022
Part II: August 23–September 11, 2022

Schedule	Jul 30 (Sat) 2022-Sep 11 (Sun) 2022  Opening Hours Information Hours 9:30-17:30 Closed Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays.
Fee	Adults ¥1200; University Students ¥600; High School Students ¥300; Junior Hugh School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free.
Website	https://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/exhibitions/special/kawachinagano_2022/
Venue	Kyoto National Museum https://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng
Location	527 Chayamachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 605-0931 Open with a Map App
Access	7 minute walk from Shichijo Station on the Keihan line; From JR Kyoto Station take the #100, #206 or #208 bus and get off at Hakubutsukan Sanjusangendo-mae. The venue is 1 minute walk from there.
Phone	075-541-1151
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