Hiei-zan Enryaku-ji Temple|siga滋賀Japan Pictures - Japan Travel Guide

Enryakuji temple has divided into three districts that are called "Todo", "Saito", and "Yokawa".

There is Enryaku-ji Temple in Otsu-shi, Shiga Prefecture , but it is registered with world　cultural heritage of the UNESCO as a part of "Monuments of Ancient Kyoto".

Saicho, who introduced the Tendai sect to Japan, founded Enryakuji in 806.

"Todo"

You can sound a bell of the peace for 50 yen.

Central Main Hall is national treasure.

The statue of the fox.

National Treasures Repository

The drooping cherry tree blooms in the precincts in spring.

Japanese garden.

"Saito"

"Yokawa"

You see Japan's biggest Lake Biwa-ko from Hiei-zan Enryaku-ji Temple.