Gio-ji Temple in Kyoto 🌺

Admission: 300 yen for adults 🌊🎢 Duration: About 20-35 minutes to visit 🌟This temple holds a "tragic and cruel love story," but it's not just about love. According to the "Tale of the Heike," a dancer named Gio was once favored by the noble Taira no Kiyomori. 🌊🎢 He even promised to build an irrigation system for her hometown. 🌟However, as time passed, Kiyomori shifted his favor to another dancer named Buddha-mae and stopped calling for Gio. Eventually, he drove her away. Before becoming a nun, Gio wrote a poem expressing her feelings. 🌟 🌊🎢 When Buddha-mae read Gio's poem, she realized that such favor was fleeting. She, too, decided to become a nun. Originally, Gio harbored resentment towards Buddha-mae, but seeing her take the same path, all past entanglements vanished like smoke. 🍂 🌟 #KyotoTravel #GiojiTemple 🌿