Temple with an amazing view of the ancient capital

This temple stands on a hillside about 1 km upstream from the Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama. It was built in 1614 by Suminokura Ryoi, a wealthy merchant of the Edo period and the pioneer of water transportation in Japan, to honor the memory of those who died in the development of the Oi River.
The main hall enshrines the principal image of the Thousand-Armed Kannon, which was Ryoi’s Buddhist prayer offering, as well as a wooden statue of Ryoi himself wearing a priest’s robe.
The guest house “Daihikaku” in the precincts of the temple is a Kannon hall built on the rock face of the Oi River, and is famous as a viewpoint from which one can enjoy a magnificent seasonal view of the Arashiyama gorge.