Syohoji - 開運テラス

Kyoto is a historical city which has many World Heritage sites, including the buildings and gardens associated with many temples and the shrines which attract people both inside and outside Japan.

However, there are also many unknown buildings and gardens in addition.

This institution is established for their preservation and inheritance by listing these unknown valuable buildings and gardens in order to increase citizen's awareness before bringing down these heritages.
This institution features a recommendation system by citizens and in addition, without the restriction of past opinions. It encourages awareness of the invisible and historical values besides what is seen as simply buildings and gardens.
On the website, "Buildings and Gardens that we want to preserve as Kyoto's Treasure" is a written list, which are recommendations by citizens and selected by the Review Board (also approved for public announcement).
Every building and garden is a treasure. The ones with high value hold the approval mark

(to which we are planning to offer special support in the future).
We would like to continue listing more "Buildings and Gardens coloring Kyoto" from time to time.

How to use the website...

1. Major pages are "List", "Map" and "Irodori (Feature) of the Month".

(1)	"List" is classified by administrative district and shows "Name", "Photo" and "Reason of Recommendation (Abstract)". When you click "Photo", go to "Detailed Page" of the selected site.
(2)	"Map" links from the entire Kyoto City Map to each administrative districts窶・"Detailed Map". (Link from Map and Place name) In the "Detailed Map" of each administrative district, since we assigned a number on the located address and the name of the site, by clicking, it moves to "Detailed page of each site".
(3)	"Irodori (Feature) of the Month" is to introduce the selected site in a monthly series.

2. For other pages, there are "Introduction of Institution", "Application Method" and so on.

正法寺（しょほうじ）
[Syohoji]

所在地　西京区
選定番号　第６－０４２号
推薦理由（抜粋）　大原野にある真言宗の寺院。天平勝宝年間に創建され，弘仁年間には弘法大使が聖観音を彫刻したと伝わる。応仁の乱による焼失後，元和元年に再興された。本堂には，鎌倉時代初期の千手観音像が残り，また，「石の寺」として東山借景とした「鳥獣の石庭」が残る。