
Old Rigaku-in Temple
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旧理覚院
During the Meiji era (1868–1912), many religious establishments experienced financial problems that caused them to merge or simply fall into disuse.
During the Meiji era, financial pressures forced many temples to merge or close. Rigaku-in eventually fell into disuse and had gone without a resident chief priest for years when the Imperial Household Agency ordered its dismantling along with nearby Fugen-in. Jikko-in assumed control of the land in 1919 and created Chisen-en Garden where the temple had stood, with a teahouse named Rigaku-an in its memory. The site now also holds the graves of two emperors who died in exile after being defeated in conflict: Go-Toba, who reigned in the 12th century, and his son Juntoku. The garden is quiet and less visited than Kyoto's major sites.
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